Chemical compounds

ABSTRACT

The present invention describes novel compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their medical uses. The compounds of the invention have activity as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors and are useful in the in the treatment or control of inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other disorders and indications where modulation of JAK would be desirable. Also described herein are methods of treating inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other conditions susceptible to inhibition of JAK by administering a compound herein described.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/846,785, filed 13 May 2019, U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 62/911,012, filed 4 Oct. 2019, and U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 62/949,353, filed 17 Dec. 2019, each of which isincorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention describes novel boron-containing compounds, ortheir pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositionscontaining them, and their medical uses. The compounds of the inventionhave activity as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors and are useful in thetreatment or control of inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, andother disorders and indications where modulation of JAK would bedesirable. Also described herein are methods of treating inflammation,auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other conditions susceptible toinhibition of JAK by administering a compound of the invention.

BACKGROUND

Protein kinases are families of enzymes that catalyze thephosphorylation of specific residues in proteins, broadly classifiedinto tyrosine and serine/threonine kinases. Inappropriate kinaseactivity, arising from mutation, over-expression, or inappropriateregulation, dys-regulation, or de-regulation, as well as over- orunder-production of growth factors or cytokines has been implicated inmany diseases, including but not limited to cancer, cardiovasculardiseases, allergies, asthma and other respiratory diseases, autoimmunediseases, inflammatory diseases, bone diseases, metabolic disorders, andneurological and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer'sdisease. Inappropriate kinase activity triggers a variety of biologicalcellular responses relating to cell growth, cell differentiation,survival, apoptosis, mitogenesis, cell cycle control, and cell mobilityimplicated in the aforementioned and related diseases. Thus, proteinkinases have emerged as an important class of enzymes as targets fortherapeutic intervention. In particular, the JAK family of cellularprotein tyrosine kinases (JAK-1, JAK-2, JAK-3, and Tyk-2) play a centralrole in cytokine signaling (Kisseleva et al, Gene, 2002, 285, 1; Yamaokaet al. Genome Biology 2004, 5, 253)). Upon binding to their receptors,cytokines activate JAK, which then phosphorylate the cytokine receptor,thereby creating docking sites for signaling molecules, notably, membersof the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) familythat ultimately lead to gene expression, which stimulates biologicresponses such as an itch signal. Activation of the JAK-STAT pathwayalso results in several other ancillary biologic activities thatcontribute to the inflammation and pruritic processes that contribute toacute allergy in animals but can also exacerbate clinical signs andcontribute to chronic allergy.

Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as eczema, is a common chronicinflammatory skin disease, affecting approximately 20% of children andup to 10% of adults and it imposes a significant financial and societalburden because of the direct medical costs and decreased productivity ofindividuals with AD. The burden of AD appears to be related mainly tothe limited methods of treatment. Furthermore, according to the ADtreatment guidelines, there is no standard of care and treatment may betailored to an individual's needs. Topical interventions are themainstay of AD therapy. Until now, topical corticosteroids have been thefirst-line treatment. Their use, however, may be limited by potentiallocal and systemic adverse effects. Topical calcineurin inhibitors areclassified as second-line anti-inflammatory therapy for AD, withadvantages in long-term maintenance and application to special sites.Topical calcineurin inhibitors inhibit calcineurin-dependent T-cellactivation; however, a black box warning about the potential fordeveloping malignant neoplasms with the use of topical calcineurininhibitors reduces patients' adherence to treatment.

Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are associated with aberrantinflammation and the production of proinflammatory mediators. Psoriasisand psoriatic arthritis are inflammatory diseases with overlappingfeatures and shared immunologic mechanisms. Psoriasis is a systemicdisease in that it primarily affects the skin but up to 40% ofindividuals with psoriasis may go on to develop psoriatic arthritis.Psoriatic arthritis typically affects the peripheral joints and mayoccasionally affect the spine and sacroiliac area. Enthesitis,dactylitis, and nail changes such as pitting and discoloration are alsocommon manifestations of psoriatic disease in patients with jointinvolvement.

JAK inhibition may provide a therapeutic strategy for various immune andinflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), arthritis,ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),psoriasis, alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, palmoplantarpustulosis, mucocutaneous disease erythema multiforme, mycosisfungoides, graft-versus-host disease, cutaneous lupus, transplantrejection, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), dermatomyositis,Sjogren's syndrome, dry eye disease, secondary hypereosinophilicsyndrome (HES), allergy, allergic dermatitis, asthma, vasculitis,multiple sclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, cardiovascular disease,artherosclerosis, and cancer. Reference is made to Schwartz et al., JAKinhibition as a therapeutic strategy for immune and inflammatorydiseases, Nat Rev Drug Discov., 2017 Dec. 28, 17(1):78, hereinincorporated by reference with regard to the rationale for targetingJAKs.

There remains a need for therapies targeting and modulating JAK kinasesfor the treatment or control of inflammation, auto-immune diseases,cancer, and other disorders and indications where modulation of JAKmodulation would be desirable.

SUMMARY

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound of formula(I) or (II):

wherein:each X independently is selected from the group consisting of O andNR^(a);each Z independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,fluorine, and CH₃;each Y independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,halogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆, alkenyl, C₂₋₆ alkynyl, C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl, and(CH₂)₃OH, or Y and the oxygen atom depicted as OH together form a 6 to 8membered ring;each R^(a) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, and substituted orunsubstituted aryl;

A is

-   -   (i) hydrogen, or    -   (ii) when X is NR^(a), A may be absent and R^(a) and is taken        together with the depicted oxygen to form a substituted or        unsubstituted 6 to 8 membered ring; and        each R¹ independently is selected from the group consisting of        unsubstituted or substituted:    -   (i) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl,    -   (ii) C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl,    -   (iii) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl,    -   (iv) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including        the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replaced with        a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N,        S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized,    -   (v) C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including        the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replaced with        a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N,        S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized,    -   (vi) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including        the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replaced with        a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N,        S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized,    -   (vii) C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl,    -   (viii) heterocyclyl,    -   (ix) aryl, and    -   (x) heteroaryl,        or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a        veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In one aspect, the compound is a compound of formula (I). In one aspect,the compound is a compound of formula (II). In one aspect, each Y ishydrogen. In one aspect, X is O. In one aspect, X is NR^(a), and R^(a)is hydrogen or C₁₋₈ alkyl. In one aspect, the compound is a compound offormula (I), A is hydrogen, X is NR^(a), and R^(a) is selected from thegroup consisting of: hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, and C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl. In oneaspect, Z is hydrogen.

In one aspect, the compound is a compound of formula (I), X is NR^(a), Ais absent, and R^(a) is taken together with the depicted oxygen to forma 6 membered ring. In one aspect, R¹ is C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl. In one aspect,the compound is selected from the group consisting of formulae (Ia),(Ib), (Ic), and (Id):

In one aspect, each R¹ is unsubstituted or substituted C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl.In one aspect, R¹ is unsubstituted or substituted cyclobutyl,cyclohexyl, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, or adamantyl. In one aspect, thecompound is of formula (I), R¹ is substituted adamantyl, and R^(a) issubstituted alkyl. In one aspect, each R¹ is unsubstituted orsubstituted heterocyclyl. In one aspect, each R¹ is a substituted 3- to6-membered heterocyclyl, wherein at least one heteroatom is a N. In oneaspect, R¹ is pyrrolidinyl or piperidinyl. In one aspect, R¹ istetrahydropyranyl.

In one aspect, each R¹ individually is substituted with one or moresubstituent selected from the group consisting of halogen, haloalkyl,R′, OR′, OH, SH, SR′, NO₂, CN, C(O)R′, C(O)(alkyl substituted with oneor more of halogen, haloalkyl, NH₂, OH, SH, CN, and NO₂), C(O)OR′,OC(O)R′, CON(R′)₂, OC(O)N(R′)₂, NH₂, NHR′, N(R′)₂, NHCOR′, NHCOH,NHCONH₂, NHCONHR′, NHCON(R′)₂, NR′COR′, NRCOH, NHCO₂H, NHCO₂R′,NHC(S)NH₂, NHC(S)NHR′, NHC(S)N(R′)₂, NR′C(S)N(R′)₂, CO₂R′, CO₂H, CHO,CONH₂, CONHR′, CON(R′)₂, S(O)₂H, S(O)₂R′, SO₂NH₂, S(O)H, S(O)R′,SO₂NHR′, SO₂N(R′)₂, NHS(O)₂H, NR'S(O)₂H, NHS(O)₂R′, NR'S(O)₂R′,N(R′)SO₂N(R′)₂, Si(R′)₃, ═O, ═S, ═NNHR′, ═NNH₂, ═NN(R′)₂, ═N—OR′, ═N—OH,═NNHCOR′, ═NNHCOH, ═NNHCO₂R′, ═NNHCO₂H, ═NNHSO₂R′, ═NNHSO₂H, ═N—CN, ═NH,and ═NR′. In one aspect, each R¹ individually is substituted with one ormore substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen,haloalkyl, R′, OR′, OH, SH, SR′, NO₂, CN, C(O)R′, C(O)(alkyl substitutedwith one or more of halogen, haloalkyl, NH₂, OH, SH, CN, and NO₂),C(O)OR′, OC(O)R′, CON(R′)₂, OC(O)N(R′)₂, NH₂, NHR′, N(R′)₂, NHCOR′,NHCOH, NHCONH₂, NHCONHR′, NHCON(R′)₂, NR′CON(R′)₂, NR′COR′, NR′COH,NHCO₂H, NHCO₂R′, NR′CO₂R′, NHC(S)NH₂, NHC(S)NHR′, NHC(S)N(R′)₂,NR′C(S)N(R′)₂, CO₂R′, CO₂H, CHO, CONH₂, CONHR′, CON(R′)₂, S(O)₂H,S(O)₂R′, SO₂NH₂, S(O)H, S(O)R′, SO₂NHR′, SO₂N(R′)₂, NHS(O)₂H, NR'S(O)₂H,NHS(O)₂R′, NR'S(O)₂R′, N(R′)SO₂N(R′)₂, and ═O. In one aspect, each ofthe preceding may be linked to R¹ through an alkylene linker, (CH₂)_(x),where x is 1, 2, or 3. In one aspect, each R′ is the same or differentand is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl,haloalkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, cycloalkyl,cycloalkyl substituted by one or more halogens, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl,aryl substituted with one or more halogen, CN, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl,heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl.

In one aspect, the alkylene linker, (CH₂)^(x), where x is 1, 2, or 3,may itself be further substituted with one or more of alkyl, cycloalkyl,aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, orheterocyclylalkyl.

In one aspect, each R¹ is substituted with one substitutent. In oneaspect, each R¹ is substituted with two substituents, each of which maybe substituted from the same or different atoms, as valency allows.

In one aspect, R¹ is substituted with NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ alkyl),NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ partially or fully fluorinated alkyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆cycloalkyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ partially or fully fluorinated cycloalkyl),OH, CH₂S(O)₂NH(C₁-C₆ alkyl), CH₂S(O)₂NH(C₁-C₆ partially or fullyfluorinated alkyl), CH₂S(O)₂N(C₁-C₆ alkyl)₂, CH₂S(O)₂N(C₁-C₆ partiallyfluorinated alkyl)₂, N(C₁-C₆ alkyl)₂ or N(C₁-C₆ partially fluorinatedalkyl)₂. In one aspect, R¹ is substituted with NHSO₂R′, wherein R′ ishydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, orheteroaryl. In one aspect, R′ is C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈ alkenyl, or C₂₋₈alkynyl. In one aspect, the compound is of formula (I), R¹ issubstituted adamantyl, and R^(a) is substituted alkyl, and each of R¹and R^(a) is substituted with an OH.

In one embodiment, R¹ is R^(1a)-L-R^(1b), wherein R^(1a) is any R¹ groupas defined herein, L is a polar linking group, and R^(1b) is any R¹group as defined herein. A “polar linking group,” “L,” is intended tocreate an appropriate linker between the Ria and Rib groups. The linker,L, itself may be a divalent linking group, for example —NHSO₂—.Alternatively, as will be described in more detail herein, an R^(1a)group may be a heterocyclyl group. In such embodiments, for example,R^(1a) may be attached to L through a nitrogen of the heterocycle, suchthat when combined with, for example, a divalent —SO₂— group, theytogether function as a polar linking group.

In one embodiment, R^(1a) is C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl. In one embodiment, R^(1a)is heterocyclyl.

In one embodiment, L is —(CH₂)_(p)-L¹-, wherein p is 0, 1, or 2, and L¹is —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —CON(R′)—, —OC(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)—,—NHCON(R′)—, —NR′CO—, —NR′CO₂—, —NHC(S)NR′—, —CO₂—, —CONR′—, —S(O)₂—,—S(O)—, —SO₂N(R′)—, —NR'S(O)₂—, Si(R′)₂—, ═NNR′—, ═N—O—, ═NNHCO—,═NNHCO₂—, ═NNHCO₂—, ═NNHSO₂—, and ═N—.

In one embodiment, R^(1b) is C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈ alkenyl, C₂₋₈ alkynyl,C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.

In one embodiment, R¹ is substituted with, or in other words, the group-L-R^(1b) is selected from the group consisting of NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ alkyl),NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ partially or fully fluorinated alkyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆cycloalkyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ partially or fully fluorinated cycloalkyl),OH, CH₂S(O)₂NH(C₁-C₆ alkyl), CH₂S(O)₂NH(C₁-C₆ partially or fullyfluorinated alkyl), CH₂S(O)₂N(C₁-C₆ alkyl)₂, CH₂S(O)₂N(C₁-C₆ partiallyfluorinated alkyl)₂, N(C₁-C₆ alkyl)₂, and N(C₁-C₆ partially fluorinatedalkyl)₂.

In one embodiment, R¹ is substituted with NHSO₂R′, wherein R′ ishydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, orheteroaryl. In other words, L is NHSO₂ and R^(1b) is R′, which ishydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, orheteroaryl.

In one embodiment, the group L may be defined as —X—SO₂—, where: X isselected from —NR^(p)— and —(CR^(p) ₂)_(p)—, where p is 0, 1, or 2, andeach R^(p) is independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl,heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, or heterocyclylalkyl. In oneembodiment, R^(1b) is unsubstituted or substituted C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈alkenyl, C₂₋₈ alkynyl, C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, arylalkyl,heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl.

In one embodiment, R^(1b) is preceded by a group consisting of —NH—,—(CH₂)_(k)— or —(CD₂)_(k)-, where k is 1, 2, or 3.

In one aspect, R¹ is R^(1a)-L-R^(1b), wherein R^(1a) is independentlyany R¹ group as defined, L is a polar linking group, and R^(1b) isindependently any R¹ group as defined. In one aspect, (i) R^(1a) isC₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, L is —(CH₂)_(p)-L¹-, wherein p is 0, 1, or 2, and L¹is selected from —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)N(R′)—,—OC(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(S)NR′—, —N(R′)C(O)—,—NR′C(O)O—, —CONR′—, —S(O)₂—, —S(O)—, —SO₂N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O)₂—,Si(R′)₂—, ═NNR′—, ═N—O—, ═NNHCO—, ═NNHCO₂—, ═NNHCO₂—, ═NNHSO₂—, and ═N—;and R^(1b) is unsubstituted or substituted C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈ alkenyl,C₂₋₈ alkynyl, C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, arylalkyl,heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl; or (ii) R^(1a) is heterocyclyl; L is—(CH₂)_(p)-L¹-, wherein p is 0, 1, or 2, and L¹ is selected from —O—,—C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)N(R′)—, —OC(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)—,—N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(S)NR′—, —N(R′)C(O)—, —NR′C(O)O—, —CONR′—,—S(O)₂—, —S(O)—, —SO₂N(R′)—, —N(R′)S(O)₂—, Si(R′)₂—, ═NNR′—, ═N—O—,═NNHCO—, ═NNHCO₂—, ═NNHCO₂—, ═NNHSO₂—, and ═N—; and R^(1b) isunsubstituted or substituted C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈ alkenyl, C₂₋₈ alkynyl,C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, orheteroarylalkyl.

In one aspect, L¹ is selected from the group consisting of —O—, —C(O)—,—C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)N(R′)—, —OC(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—,—N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)—, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —SO₂—, —S(O)—, —SO₂N(R′)—,—N(R′)SO₂—, and —N(R′)SO₂(NR)—. In one aspect, R^(1b) is selected fromthe group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈alkenyl, C₂₋₈ alkynyl, C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, arylalkyl,heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl.

In one aspect, the compound is of formula (II) and wherein R¹ isR^(1a)-L-R^(1b), as herein defined. In one aspect, L¹ is selected fromthe group consisting —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —CON(R′)—, —NR′C(O)—,—NR′CO₂—, —S(O)₂—, —SO₂N(R′)—, —N(R′)CON(R′)—, and —NR'S(O)₂—. In oneaspect, R^(1a) is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted orsubstituted cyclobutyl, cyclohexyl, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl, pyrrolidinyl,and piperidinyl. In one aspect, R^(1b) is unsubstituted. In one aspect,R^(1b) is substituted with at least one of fluorine, OCH₃, or CN. In oneaspect, R′ is hydrogen. In one aspect, Z and Y are both hydrogen.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound selectedfrom the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound selectedfrom the group consisting of:

wherein each X independently is selected from the group consisting of Oand NR^(a);each R^(a) independently is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl,and aryl; andeach R¹ independently is selected from the group consisting ofunsubstituted or substituted:

-   -   (i) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl,    -   (ii) C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl,    -   (iii) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl,    -   (iv) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including        the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replaced with        a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N,        S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized,    -   (v) C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including        the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replaced with        a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N,        S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized,    -   (vi) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including        the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replaced with        a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N,        S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized,    -   (vii) C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl,    -   (viii) heterocyclyl,    -   (ix) aryl, and    -   (x) heteroaryl,        or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a        veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In one aspect, X is NR^(a) and R^(a) is selected from the groupconsisting of: hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, and C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl. In oneaspect, X is oxygen. In one aspect, R¹ is selected from the groupconsisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound selectedfrom the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In one aspect, the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In one aspect, the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound selectedfrom the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In one aspect, the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In one aspect, the compound is selected from the group consisting of

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound of formula(III), (IV), or (V):

whereineach Y independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, and C₂₋₆ alkynyl;each Z independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, and C₂₋₆ alkynyl; andeach L independently is selected from the group consisting of —NR′SO₂—,—CH₂SO₂NR′—, —NR′C(O)—, and —NR′C(O)NR′—,where each R′ and R^(1b) independently is selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, deuterium, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂-C₆ alkenyl, C₂-C₆alkynyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, aryl, aryl-C₁-C₆ alkyl, aryl-C₂-C₆ alkenyl,aryl-C₁-C₆ alkynyl, heteroaryl, C₁-C₆ alkyl-heteroaryl, C₂-C₆alkenyl-heteroaryl, C₂-C₆ alkynyl-heteroaryl, heteroaryl-C₁-C₆ alkyl,heteroaryl-C₂-C₆ alkenyl, heteroaryl-C₁-C₆ alkynyl, heterocyclyl-C₁-C₆alkyl, heterocyclyl-C₂-C₆ alkenyl, and heterocyclyl-C₁-C₆ alkynyl, or astereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

In one aspect, the L-R^(1b) substituent is located as depicted informulae (III′), (IV′), or (V′):

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound selectedfrom the group consisting of:

whereineach R′ independently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, substituted or unsubstitutedC₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, substitutedor unsubstituted C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstitutedheteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, and substitutedor unsubstituted aryl,or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof,or a veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a method for treatinga patient having a disease or disorder susceptible to modulation of JAKcomprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of acompound of the present disclosure. In one aspect, the disease ordisorder is one or more of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, psoriaticarthritis, Bechet's disease, pityriasis rubra pilaris, alopecia areata,discoid lupus erythematosus, vitiligo, palmoplantar pustulosis,mucocutaneous disease erythema multiforme, mycosis fungoides,graft-versus-host disease, cutaneous lupus, rheumatoid arthritis (RA),arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory boweldisease (IBD), transplant rejection, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),dermatomyositis, Sjogren's syndrome, dry eye disease, secondaryhypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), allergy, allergic dermatitis, asthma,vasculitis, multiple sclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, cardiovasculardisease, artherosclerosis, and cancer. In one aspect, the disease ordisorder is one or more of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and rheumatoidarthritis. In one aspect, the compound is administered in an amount toperturb an immune regulatory pathway in a cell. In one aspect, theperturbation results in an effect on the JAK-STAT pathway.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a method of inhibitingJAK in a mammalian cell comprising contacting the mammalian cell with acompound of the present disclosure. In one aspect, the mammalian cell isa cell from a subject having an inflammatory condition.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compositioncomprising a compound of the present invention and a pharmaceutically orveterinary acceptable carrier.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a combinationcomprising a compound of the present disclosure, and one or more otherpharmaceutical or veterinary active substances.

One embodiment of the present disclosure a method for treating one ormore diseases or disorders of inflammation, auto-immune dysfunction, andcancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof aneffective amount of a compound of the present disclosure. In one aspect,the disease or disorder is atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, or rheumatoidarthritis. In one aspect, the subject is a mammal. In one aspect, thesubject is selected from livestock mammals, domestic mammals, orcompanion animals. In one aspect, the subject is selected from cattle,sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, pigs, horses, donkeys, dogs, and cats. Inone aspect, the subject is a human.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound of thepresent disclosure for use in medicine.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a compound of thepresent disclosure for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatmentof one or more diseases or disorder of inflammation, auto-immunedysfunction, and cancer. In one aspect, the disease or disorder isatopic dermatitis, psoriasis, or rheumatoid arthritis.

One embodiment of the present disclosure includes a use of a compound ofthe present disclosure for the treatment of one or more diseases ordisorders of inflammation, auto-immune dysfunction, and cancer. In oneaspect, the disease or disorder is atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, orrheumatoid arthritis.

One or more aspects and embodiments may be incorporated in a differentembodiment although not specifically described. That is, all aspects andembodiments may be combined in any way or combination.

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The foregoing and other aspects of the embodiments disclosed herein arebest understood from the following detailed description when read inconnection with the accompanying drawings. For the purposes ofillustrating the embodiments disclosed herein, there is shown in thedrawings embodiments that are presently preferred, it being understood,however, that the embodiments disclosed herein are not limited to thespecific instrumentalities disclosed. Included in the drawings are thefollowing figures:

FIG. 1 represents a table of examples of biological activity of thecompounds of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 represents a table of examples of biological activity of thecompounds of the present disclosure.

While embodiments of the present disclosure are described herein by wayof example using several illustrative drawings, those skilled in the artwill recognize the present disclosure is not limited to the embodimentsor drawings described. It should be understood the drawings and thedetailed description thereto are not intended to limit the presentdisclosure to the form disclosed, but to the contrary, the presentdisclosure is to cover all modification, equivalents and alternativesfalling within the spirit and scope of embodiments of the presentdisclosure as recited by the appended claims.

The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and arenot meant to be used to limit the scope of the description or theclaims. As used throughout this application, the word “may” is used in apermissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather thanthe mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words“include”, “including”, and “includes” mean including but not limited tothe described variable. To facilitate understanding, like referencenumerals have been used, where possible, to designate like elementscommon to the figures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Definitions

When referring to the compounds disclosed herein, the following termshave the following meanings unless indicated otherwise. The followingdefinitions are meant to clarify, but not limit, the terms defined. If aparticular term used herein is not specifically defined, such termshould not be considered indefinite. Rather, terms are used within theiraccepted meanings.

As used herein, “alkyl” refers to monovalent saturated aliphatichydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1-8carbon atoms, preferably 1-6 carbon atoms. The hydrocarbon chain may beeither straight-chained or branched. Illustrative alkyl groups includemethyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, and tert-butyl.Similarly, an “alkenyl” group refers to an alkyl group having one ormore double bonds present in the chain, and an “alkynyl” group refers toan alkyl group having one or more triple bonds present in the chain.

As used herein “halogen” or “halo” refers to a halogen. In someembodiments, the halogen is preferably Br, Cl, or F.

As used herein, “haloalkyl” refers to monovalent saturated aliphatichydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1-8carbon atoms, preferably 1-6 carbon atoms, wherein at least one hydrogenatom is substituted by a halogen, including but not limited to perhalogroups where all hydrogen atoms are replaced with halogen atoms. Thehaloalkyl chain can be either straight-chained or branched. Illustrativealkyl groups include trifluoromethyl, trifluoroethyl, trifluoropropyl,trifluorobutyl, and pentafluoroethyl. Similarly, a “haloalkenyl” grouprefers to a haloalkyl group having one or more double bonds present inthe chain, and a “haloalkynyl” group refers to a haloalkyl group havingone or more triple bonds present in the chain. Moreover, an “alkylene”linker group refers to a divalent alkyl group, namely (CH₂)_(x), where xis 1 to 20, preferably 1 to 8, preferably 1 to 6, and more preferably 1to 3.

As used herein, “hydroxyalkyl” refers to an alkyl group as hereindefined substituted with one or more —OH group. Similarly, a“hydroxyalkenyl” group refers to a haloalkyl group having one or moredouble bonds present in the chain, and a “hydroxyalkynyl” group refersto a haloalkyl group having one or more triple bonds present in thechain.

As used herein, “aryl” refers to a substituted or unsubstitutedcarbocyclic aromatic ring system, either pendent or fused, such asphenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, phenanthryl, tetrahydronaphthyl, indane,or biphenyl. A preferred aryl group is phenyl.

As used herein, “cycloalkyl” refers to an unsaturated or partiallysaturated hydrocarbon ring, containing from 3 to 15 ring atoms.Illustrative cycloalkyl groups include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, as well as partially saturated versionsthereof, such as cyclohexenyl, and cyclohexadienyl. Moreover, bridgedrings, such as adamantane, are included within the definition of“cycloalkyl.”

As used herein, the term “heterocyclyl” refers to an unsaturated orpartially saturated hydrocarbon ring, containing from 3 to 15 ringatoms, wherein one or more carbon atom is replaced with a heteroatomselected from O, N, S, or Si, where each N, S, or Si may be oxidized,and where each N may be quarternized. A heterocyclyl group may beattached to the remainder of the molecule through a heteroatom.Heterocyclyl does not include heteroaryl.

As used herein, the term “heteroaryl” or “heteroaromatic” refers toaromatic ring groups having 5 to 14 ring atoms selected from carbon andat least one (typically 1-4, more typically 1 or 2) heteroatom (e.g.,oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or silicon). They include monocyclic rings andpolycyclic rings in which a monocyclic heteroaromatic ring is fused toone or more other carbocyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic rings. Examplesof monocyclic heteroaryl groups include furanyl (e.g., 2-furanyl,3-furanyl), imidazolyl (e.g., N-imidazolyl, 2-imidazolyl, 4-imidazolyl,5-imidazolyl), isoxazolyl (e.g., 3-isoxazolyl, 4-isoxazolyl,5-isoxazolyl), oxadiazolyl (e.g., 2-oxadiazolyl, 5-oxadiazolyl),oxazolyl (e.g., 2-oxazolyl, 4-oxazolyl, 5-oxazolyl), pyrazolyl (e.g.,3-pyrazolyl, 4-pyrazolyl), pyrrolyl (e.g., 1-pyrrolyl, 2-pyrrolyl,3-pyrrolyl), pyridyl (e.g., 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl),pyrimidinyl (e.g., 2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl),pyridazinyl (e.g., 3-pyridazinyl), thiazolyl (e.g., 2-thiazolyl,4-thiazolyl, 5-thiazolyl), triazolyl (e.g., 2-triazolyl, 5-triazolyl),tetrazolyl (e.g., tetrazolyl) and thienyl (e.g., 2-thienyl, 3-thienyl.Examples of monocyclic six-membered nitrogen-containing heteroarylgroups include pyrimidinyl, pyridinyl and pyridazinyl. Examples ofpolycyclic aromatic heteroaryl groups include carbazolyl,benzimidazolyl, benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, indolyl, quinolinyl,benzotriazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,isoquinolinyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, acridinyl, or benzisoxazolyl.

The terms “arylalkyl,” “heteroarylalkyl,” and “heterocyclylalkyl” refersto those radicals in which an aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl group islinked through an alkyl group. Examples includes benzyl, phenethyl,pyridylmethyl, and the like. The terms also include alkyl linking groupsin which a carbon atom, for example, a methylene group, has beenreplaced by, for example, an oxygen atom. Examples includephenoxymethyl, pyrid-2-yloxymethyl, 3-(naphth-1-yloxy)propyl, and thelike. Similarly, the term “benzyl” as used herein is a radical in whicha phenyl group is attached to a CH₂ group, thus, a CH₂Ph group. Benzylgroups may be substituted or unsubstituted. The term substituted benzylrefers to radicals in which the phenyl group or CH₂ contains one or moresubstituents. In one embodiment, the phenyl group may have 1 to 5substituents, or in another embodiment 2 to 3 substituents.

As used herein “optionally substituted” refers to a substitution of ahydrogen atom, which would otherwise be present for the substituent.When discussing ring systems, the optional substitution is typicallywith 1, 2, or 3 substituents replacing the normally-present hydrogen.When referencing straight and branched moieties, however, the number ofsubstitutions may be more, occurring wherever hydrogen is present. Thesubstitutions may be the same or different.

Illustrative substituents, which with multiple substituents can be thesame or different, include halogen, haloalkyl, R′, OR′, OH, SH, SR′,NO₂, CN, C(O)R′, C(O)(alkyl substituted with one or more of halogen,haloalkyl, NH₂, OH, SH, CN, and NO₂), C(O)OR′, OC(O)R′, CON(R′)₂,OC(O)N(R′)₂, NH₂, NHR′, N(R′)₂, NHCOR′, NHCOH, NHCONH₂, NHCONHR′,NHCON(R′)₂, NRCOR′, NRCOH, NHCO₂H, NHCO₂R′, NHC(S)NH₂, NHC(S)NHR′,NHC(S)N(R′)₂, CO₂R′, CO₂H, CHO, CONH₂, CONHR′, CON(R′)₂, S(O)₂H,S(O)₂R′, SO₂NH₂, S(O)H, S(O)R′, SO₂NHR′, SO₂N(R′)₂, NHS(O)₂H, NR'S(O)₂H,NHS(O)₂R′, NR'S(O)₂R′, Si(R′)₃, where each of the preceding may belinked through a divalent alkylene linker, (CH₂)_(x), where x is 1, 2,or 3. In embodiments where a saturated carbon atom is optionallysubstituted with one or more substituent groups, the substituents may bethe same or different and also include ═O, ═S, ═NNHR′, ═NNH₂, ═NN(R′)₂,═N—OR′, ═N—OH, ═NNHCOR′, ═NNHCOH, ═NNHCO₂R′, ═NNHCO₂H, ═NNHSO₂R′,═NNHSO₂H, ═N—CN, ═NH, or ═NR′. For each of the preceding, each may belinked through an alkylene linker, (CH₂)_(x), where x is 1, 2, or 3,Each occurrence of R′ is the same or different and represents hydrogen,alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl,or when two R′ are each attached to a nitrogen atom, they may form asaturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring containing from 4 to 6 ringatoms.

As used herein, the phrase veterinary or veterinarily, or pharmaceuticalor pharmaceutically acceptable salt refers to any salt of a compounddisclosed herein which retains its biological properties and which isnot toxic or otherwise undesirable for veterinary or pharmaceutical use.The general use of the terms pharmaceutical or pharmaceutically isintended to reach either veterinary or veterinarily, as well. The termsmay be used interchangeably as context allows.

Such salts may be derived from a variety of organic and inorganiccounter-ions known in the art. Such salts include acid addition saltsformed with organic or inorganic acids such as hydrochloric,hydrobromic, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric, sulfamic, acetic,trifluoroacetic, trichloroacetic, propionic, hexanoic,cyclopentylpropionic, glycolic, glutaric, pyruvic, lactic, malonic,succinic, sorbic, ascorbic, malic, maleic, fumaric, tartaric, citric,benzoic, 3-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoic, picric, cinnamic, mandelic,phthalic, lauric, methanesulfonic, ethanesulfonic,1,2-ethane-disulfonic, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic, benzenesulfonic,4-chlorobenzenesulfonic, 2-naphthalenesulfonic, 4-toluenesulfonic,camphoric, camphorsulfonic,4-methylbicyclo[2.2.2]-oct-2-ene-1-carboxylic, glucoheptonic,3-phenylpropionic, trimethylacetic, tert-butylacetic, lauryl sulfuric,gluconic, benzoic, glutamic, hydroxynaphthoic, salicylic, stearic,cyclohexylsulfamic, quinic, muconic acid, and like acids.

Salts further include, by way of example only, salts of non-toxicorganic or inorganic acids, such as halides, such as, chloride andbromide, sulfate, phosphate, sulfamate, nitrate, acetate,trifluoroacetate, trichloroacetate, propionate, hexanoate,cyclopentylpropionate, glycolate, glutarate, pyruvate, lactate,malonate, succinate, sorbate, ascorbate, malate, maleate, fumarate,tartarate, citrate, benzoate, 3-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoate, picrate,cinnamate, mandelate, phthalate, laurate, methanesulfonate (mesylate),ethanesulfonate, 1,2-ethane-disulfonate, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonate,benzenesulfonate (besylate), 4-chlorobenzenesulfonate,2-naphthalenesulfonate, 4-toluenesulfonate, camphorate,camphorsulfonate, 4-methylbicyclo[2.2.2]-oct-2-ene-1-carboxylate,glucoheptonate, 3-phenylpropionate, trimethylacetate, tert-butylacetate,lauryl sulfate, gluconate, benzoate, glutamate, hydroxynaphthoate,salicylate, stearate, cyclohexylsulfamate, quinate, muconate, and thelike.

Examples of inorganic bases that may be used to form base addition saltsinclude, but are not limited to, metal hydroxides, such as lithiumhydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and potassium hydroxide; metal amides, suchas lithium amide and sodium amide; metal carbonates, such as lithiumcarbonate, sodium carbonate, and potassium carbonate; and ammonium basessuch as ammonium hydroxide and ammonium carbonate.

Examples of organic bases that may be used to form base addition saltsinclude, but are not limited to, metal alkoxides, such as lithium,sodium, and potassium alkoxides including lithium methoxide, sodiummethoxide, potassium methoxide, lithium ethoxide, sodium ethoxide,potassium ethoxide, and potassium tert-butoxide; quaternary ammoniumhydroxides, such as choline hydroxide; and amines including, but notlimited to, aliphatic amines (i.e., alkylamines, alkenylamines,alkynylamines, and alicyclic amines), heterocyclic amines, arylamines,heteroarylamines, basic amino acids, amino sugars, and polyamines.

The base may be a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, wherein one or more ofthe alkyl groups of the quaternary ammonium ion are optionallysubstituted with one or more suitable substituents. Preferably, at leastone alkyl group is substituted with one or more hydroxyl groups.Non-limiting examples of quaternary ammonium hydroxides that may be usedin accordance with the present invention include choline hydroxide,trimethylethylammonium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, and ispreferably choline hydroxide. An alkylamine base may be substituted orunsubstituted. Non-limiting examples of unsubstituted alkylamine basesthat may be used in accordance with the present invention includemethylamine, ethylamine, diethylamine, and triethylamine. A substitutedalkylamine base may be substituted with one or more hydroxyl groups, andpreferably one to three hydroxyl groups. Non-limiting examples ofsubstituted alkylamine bases that may be used in accordance with thepresent invention include 2-(diethylamino)ethanol,N,N-dimethylethanolamine (deanol), tromethamine, ethanolamine, anddiolamine.

In certain cases, the depicted substituents may contribute to opticalisomers and/or stereoisomerism. Compounds having the same molecularformula but differing in the nature or sequence of bonding of theiratoms or in the arrangement of their atoms in space are termed“isomers.” Isomers that differ in the arrangement of their atoms inspace are termed “stereoisomers.” Stereoisomers that are not mirrorimages of one another are termed “diastereomers” and those that arenon-superimposable mirror images of each other are termed “enantiomers”.When a compound has an asymmetric center, for example when it is bondedto four different groups, a pair of enantiomers is possible. A moleculewith at least one stereocenter may be characterized by the absoluteconfiguration of its asymmetric center and is designated (R) or (S)according to the rules of Cahn and Prelog (Cahn et al., 1966, Angew.Chem. 78: 413-447, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 5: 385-414 (errata:Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 5:511); Prelog and Helmchen, 1982, Angew.Chem. 94: 614-631, Angew. Chem. Internat. Ed. Eng. 21: 567-583; Mata andLobo, 1993, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 4: 657-668) or may be characterizedby the manner in which the molecule rotates the plane of polarized lightand is designated dextrorotatory or levorotatory (namely, as (+)- or(−)-isomers, respectively). A chiral compound may exist as either anindividual enantiomer or as a mixture thereof. A mixture containingequal proportions of enantiomers is called a “racemic mixture”.

In certain embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein may possess oneor more asymmetric centers, and such compounds may therefore be producedas a racemic mixture, an enantiomerically enriched mixture, or as anindividual enantiomer. Unless indicated otherwise, for example bydesignation of stereochemistry at any position of a formula, thedescription or naming of a particular compound in the specification andclaims is intended to include both individual enantiomers and mixtures,racemic or otherwise, thereof. Methods for determination ofstereochemistry and separation of stereoisomers are well-known in theart.

In certain embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are“stereochemically pure”. A stereochemically pure compound has a level ofstereochemical purity that would be recognized as “pure” by those ofskill in the art. Of course, this level of purity may be less than 100%.In certain embodiments, “stereochemically pure” designates a compoundthat is substantially free, i.e. at least about 85% or more, ofalternate isomers. In particular embodiments, the compound is at leastabout 85%, about 90%, about 91%, about 92%, about 93%, about 94%, about95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, about 99.5% or about99.9% free of other isomers.

As used herein, the terms “subject” and “patient” may be usedinterchangeably herein. In one embodiment, the subject is a human. Inone embodiment, the subject is a companion animal such as a dog or cat.In a further embodiment, the subject is an animal such as a sheep, cow,horse, goat, fish, pig, or domestic fowl (e.g., chicken, turkey, duck,or goose). In another embodiment, the subject is a primate such as amonkey such as a cynomolgous monkey or a chimpanzee.

In addition, a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug of the compoundrepresented by the formula (I) and (II) is also included in the presentinvention. The pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug refers to a compoundhaving a group which may be converted into an amino group, a hydroxylgroup, a carboxyl group, or the like, by solvolysis or under aphysiological condition. Examples of the groups forming the prodruginclude those as described in Prog. Med., 5, 2157-2161 (1985) or“Pharmaceutical Research and Development” (Hirokawa Publishing Company,1990), vol. 7, Drug Design, 163-198. The term prodrug is used throughoutthe specification to describe any pharmaceutically acceptable form of acompound which, upon administration to a patient, provides the activecompound. Pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs refer to a compound thatis metabolized, for example hydrolyzed or oxidized, in the host to formthe compound of the present invention. Typical examples of prodrugsinclude compounds that have biologically labile protecting groups on afunctional moiety of the active compound. Prodrugs include compoundsthat may be oxidized, reduced, aminated, deaminated, hydroxylated,dehydroxylated, hydrolyzed, dehydrolyzed, alkylated, dealkylated,acylated, deacylated, phosphorylated, or dephosphorylated to produce theactive compound.

The present invention includes all pharmaceutically acceptableisotopically-labelled compounds of the invention wherein one or moreatoms are replaced by atoms having the same atomic number, but an atomicmass or mass number different from the atomic mass or mass numberusually found in nature. Examples of isotopes suitable for inclusion inthe compounds of the invention include isotopes of hydrogen, such as ²Hand ³H, carbon, such as ¹¹C, ¹³C and ¹⁴C, chlorine, such as ³⁶Cl,fluorine, such as ¹⁸F, iodine, such as ¹²³I and ¹²⁵I, nitrogen, such as¹³N and ¹⁵N, oxygen, such as ¹⁵O, ¹⁷O and ¹⁸O, phosphorus, such as ³²P,and sulfur, such as ³⁵S. Certain isotopically-labelled compounds of theinvention, such as those incorporating a radioactive isotope, may beuseful in drug or substrate tissue distribution studies. The radioactiveisotopes tritium, i.e. ³H, and carbon-14, i.e. ¹⁴C, are particularlyuseful for this purpose in view of their ease of incorporation and readymeans of detection. Substitution with heavier isotopes such asdeuterium, i.e. ²H, may afford certain therapeutic advantages resultingfrom greater metabolic stability, for example, increased in vivohalf-life or reduced dosage requirements, and hence may be preferred insome circumstances. Substitution with positron emitting isotopes, suchas ¹¹C, ¹⁸F, ¹⁵O and ¹³N, may be useful in Positron Emission Topography(PET) studies for examining substrate receptor occupancy.Isotopically-labeled compounds of the invention may generally beprepared by conventional techniques known to those skilled in the art orby processes analogous to those described in the accompanying Examplesusing an appropriate isotopically-labeled reagent in place of thenon-labeled reagent previously employed.

Compositions and Methods of Administration

The compounds of formula (I) and (II) used in the methods disclosedherein may be administered in certain embodiments using veterinary orpharmaceutical compositions including at least one compound of formula(I) and (II), if appropriate in the salt form, either used alone or inthe form of a combination with one or more compatible and veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable carriers, such as diluents or adjuvants, orwith another agent. There are provided compositions which comprise aderivative of formula (I) and (II) or a salt thereof, and an acceptableexcipient, carrier or diluent. The composition may also be in a varietyof forms which include, but are not limited to, oral formulations,injectable formulations, and topical, dermal or subdermal formulations.

The composition may be in a form suitable for oral use, for example, asdietary supplements, troches, lozenges, chewables, tablets, hard or softcapsules, emulsions, aqueous or oily suspensions, aqueous or oilysolutions, dispersible powders or granules, syrups, or elixirs.Compositions intended for oral use may be prepared according to anymethod known in the art for the manufacture of veterinary orpharmaceutical compositions and such compositions may contain one ormore agents selected from the group consisting of sweetening agents,bittering agents, flavoring agents, coloring agents and preservingagents in order to provide elegant and palatable preparations.

Lozenges are solid compositions containing one or more activeingredients intended to dissolve or disintegrate slowly in the oralcavity by passive incubation in the oral cavity, or actively by suckingor chewing. They may be used for systemic effect if the drug is absorbedthrough the buccal or esophageal lining or is swallowed. In particular,soft lozenges may be chewed or allowed to dissolve slowly in the mouth.These dosage forms have the advantage of being flavored and thus easy toadminister to both human and animal patients; have formulas that areeasy to change and may be patient specific; may deliver accurate amountsof the active ingredient to the oral cavity and digestive system; andallow for the drug to remain in contact with the oral or esophagealcavity for an extended period of time.

Tablets may contain the active ingredient in admixture with non-toxic,pharmaceutically acceptable excipients which are suitable for themanufacture of tablets. These excipients may be, for example, inertdiluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calciumphosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents,for example, corn starch, or alginic acid; binding agents, for example,starch, gelatin or acacia, and lubricating agents, for example,magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc. The tablets may be uncoated orthey may be coated by known techniques to delay disintegration andabsorption in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby provide a sustainedaction over a longer period.

Formulations for oral use may be hard gelatin capsules, wherein theactive ingredient is mixed with an inert solid diluent, for example,calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin. Capsules may also besoft gelatin capsules, wherein the active ingredient is mixed with wateror miscible solvents such as propylene glycol, PEGs and ethanol, or anoil medium, for example, peanut oil, liquid paraffin, or olive oil.

The compositions may also be in the form of oil-in-water or water-in-oilemulsions. The oily phase may be a vegetable oil, for example, olive oilor arachis oil, or a mineral oil, for example, liquid paraffin ormixtures of these. Suitable emulsifying agents may benaturally-occurring phosphatides, for example, soy bean, lecithin, andesters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitolanhydrides, for example, sorbitan monoleate, and condensation productsof the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, for example,polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate. The emulsions may also containsweetening agents, bittering agents, flavoring agents, andpreservatives.

In one embodiment of the formulation, the composition is in the form ofa microemulsion. Microemulsions are well suited as the liquid carriervehicle. Microemulsions are quaternary systems comprising an aqueousphase, an oily phase, a surfactant and a cosurfactant. They aretranslucent and isotropic liquids. Microemulsions are composed of stabledispersions of microdroplets of the aqueous phase in the oily phase orconversely of microdroplets of the oily phase in the aqueous phase. Thesize of these microdroplets is less than 200 nm (1000 to 100,000 nm foremulsions). The interfacial film is composed of an alternation ofsurface-active (SA) and co-surface-active (Co-SA) molecules which, bylowering the interfacial tension, allows the microemulsion to be formedspontaneously. In one embodiment of the oily phase, the oily phase maybe formed from mineral or vegetable oils, from unsaturatedpolyglycosylated glycerides or from triglycerides, or alternatively frommixtures of such compounds. In one embodiment of the oily phase, theoily phase comprises of triglycerides; in another embodiment of the oilyphase, the triglycerides are medium-chain triglycerides, for example,C₈-C₁₀ caprylic/capric triglyceride. In another embodiment, the oilyphase will represent a % v/v range selected from the group consisting ofabout 2 to about 15%; about 7 to about 10%; and about 8 to about 9% v/vof the microemulsion. The aqueous phase includes, for example, water orglycol derivatives, such as propylene glycol, glycol ethers,polyethylene glycols or glycerol. In one embodiment of the glycolderivatives, the glycol is selected from the group consisting ofpropylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, dipropylene glycolmonoethyl ether and mixtures thereof. Generally, the aqueous phase willrepresent a proportion from about 1 to about 4% v/v in themicroemulsion. Surfactants for the microemulsion include diethyleneglycol monoethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether,polyglycolyzed C₈-C₁₀ glycerides or polyglyceryl-6 dioleate. In additionto these surfactants, the cosurfactants include short-chain alcohols,such as ethanol and propanol. Some compounds are common to the threecomponents discussed above, for example, aqueous phase, surfactant andcosurfactant. However, it is well within the skill level of thepractitioner to use different compounds for each component of the sameformulation. In one embodiment, for example, for the amount ofsurfactant/cosurfactant, the cosurfactant to surfactant ratio may befrom about 1/10 to about 1/2. In another embodiment for the amount ofcosurfactant, there will be from about 25 to about 75% v/v of surfactantand from about 10 to about 55% v/v of cosurfactant in the microemulsion.

Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the active ingredientin a vegetable oil, for example, atachis oil, olive oil, sesame oil orcoconut oil, or in mineral oil such as liquid paraffin. The oilysuspensions may contain a thickening agent, for example, beeswax, hardparaffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents such as sucrose, saccharinor aspartame, bittering agents, and flavoring agents may be added toprovide a palatable oral preparation. These compositions may bepreserved by the addition of an anti-oxidant such as ascorbic acid, orother known preservatives.

Aqueous suspensions may contain the active material in admixture withexcipients suitable for the manufacture of aqueous suspensions. Suchexcipients are suspending agents, for example, sodiumcarboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose,sodium alginate, polvinylpyrrolidone, gum tragacanth and gum acacia;dispersing or wetting agents may be a naturally-occurring phosphatide,for example, lecithin, or condensation products of an alkylene oxidewith fatty acids, for example, polyoxyethylene stearate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide with long chain aliphatic alcohols, forexample, heptadecaethyleneoxycetanol, or condensation products ofethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and ahexitol such as polyoxyethylene sorbitol monooleate, or condensationproducts of ethylene oxide, with partial esters derived from fatty acidsand hexitol anhydrides, for example, polyethylene sorbitan monooleate.The aqueous suspensions may also contain one or more preservatives, forexample, ethyl, or n-propyl, p-hydroxybenzoate, one or more coloringagents, one or more flavoring agents, and one or more sweetening agentsand/or bittering agents, such as those set forth herein.

Dispersible powders and granules suitable for preparation of an aqueoussuspension by the addition of water provide the active ingredient inadmixture with a dispersing or wetting agent, suspending agent and oneor more preservatives. Suitable dispersing or wetting agents andsuspending agents are exemplified by those already mentioned above.Additional excipients, for example, sweetening, bittering, flavoring andcoloring agents, may also be present.

Syrups and elixirs may be formulated with sweetening agents, forexample, glycerol, propylene glycol, sorbitol or sucrose. Suchformulations may also contain a demulcent, a preservative, flavoringagent(s) and coloring agent(s).

The compositions may be in the form of a sterile injectable aqueous oroleaginous suspension. This suspension may be formulated according tothe known art using those suitable dispersing or wetting agents andsuspending agents which have been mentioned above. The sterileinjectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution orsuspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent,for example, as a solution in 1,3-butane diol. Among the acceptablevehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solutionand isotonic sodium chloride solution. Cosolvents such as ethanol,propylene glycol or polyethylene glycols may also be used.Preservatives, such as phenol or benzyl alcohol, may be used.

In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as asolvent or suspending medium. For this purpose, any bland fixed oil maybe employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition,fatty acids such as oleic acid find use in the preparation ofinjectables.

Topical, dermal and subdermal formulations may include emulsions,creams, ointments, gels or pastes.

Organic solvents that may be used in the invention include but are notlimited to: acetyltributyl citrate, fatty acid esters such as thedimethyl ester, diisobutyl adipate, acetone, acetonitrile, benzylalcohol, butyl diglycol, dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide,dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether, ethanol, isopropanol, methanol,ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether,monomethylacetamide, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, liquidpolyoxyethylene glycols, propylene glycol, 2-pyrrolidone (e.g.N-methylpyrrolidone), diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycoland diethyl phthalate, or a mixture of at least two of these solvents.

As vehicle or diluent, compositions of the present invention may includeplant oils such as, but not limited to soybean oil, groundnut oil,castor oil, corn oil, cotton oil, olive oil, grape seed oil, sunfloweroil, etc.; mineral oils such as, but not limited to, petrolatum,paraffin, silicone, etc.; aliphatic or cyclic hydrocarbons oralternatively, for example, medium-chain (such as C₈-C₁₂) triglycerides.

Dosage forms may contain from about 0.5 mg to about 5 g of an activeagent.

In one embodiment of the invention, the active agent is present in theformulation at a concentration of about 0.05 to 10% weight/volume.

A compound of formula (I) and (II) may be employed as such or in theform of their preparations or formulations as combinations.

A compound of formula (I) and (II) according to the invention may becombined with one or more agents having the same sphere of activity, forexample, to increase activity, or with substances having another sphereof activity, for example, to broaden the range of activity. As anexample, a combination of a compound of formula (I) and (II) with one ormore of an additional JAK inhibitor or a JAK/Signal Transducer andActivator of Transcription (JAK/STAT) modulator may offer therapeuticadvantage. Examples of JAK inhibitors that may be useful as combinationagents include Baricitinib, Ruxolitinib, Filgotinib, CYT387,Upadacitinib, Fedratinib, Peficitinib, Lestaurtinib, Pacritinib,Oclacitinib, Cerdulatinib, and Tofacitinib.

The compounds of formula (I) and (II) according to the invention may becombined with one or more additional active agents. Further additionalactive agents which may be used in the methods provided herein incombination with a compound of formula (I) or (II) include, but are notlimited to, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs such ascyclosporine A and methotrexate), anti-inflammatory agents such asnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), immunosuppressants,mycophenolate mofetil, biologic agents, TNF-a inhibitors (such asetanercept), Cox-2 inhibitors, and analgesics. These agents may includebut are not limited to cyclosporin A, e.g. Sandimmune® or Neoral®,rapamycin, FK-506 (tacrolimus), leflunomide, deoxyspergualin,mycophenolate, e.g., Cellcept®, azathioprine, e.g. Imuran®, daclizumab,e.g. Zenapax®, OKT3, e.g. Orthocolone®, AtGam, aspirin, acetaminophen,ibuprofen, naproxen, piroxicam, and anti-inflammatory steroids, e.g.prednisolone or dexamethasone.

In some embodiments, the second active agents may include, but are notlimited to, anti-inflammatories such as NSAIDs including, but notlimited to, diclofenac (e.g., ARTHROTEC®), diflunisal (e.g., DOLOBID®),etodolac (e.g., LODINE®), fenoprofen (e.g., NALFON®), ibuprofen (e.g.,ADVIL®, CHILDREN'S ADVIL/MOTRIN®, MEDIPREN®, MOTRIN®, NUPRIN®, orPEDIACARE FEVER®), indomethacin (e.g., ARTHREXIN®), ketoprofen (e.g.,ORUVAIL®), ketorolac (e.g., TORADOL®), fosfomycin tromethamine (e.g.,MONURAL®), meclofenamate (e.g., MECLOMEN®), nabumetone (e.g., RELAFEN®),naproxen (e.g., ANAPROX®, ANAPROX® DS, EC-NAPROSYN®, NAPRELAN® orNAPROSYN®), oxaprozin (e.g., DAY PRO®), piroxicam (e.g., FELDENE®),sulindac (e.g., CLINORIL®), and tolmetin (e.g., TOLECTIN® DS orTOLECTIN®).

In other embodiments, the second active agents may include, but are notlimited to, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (e.g., DMARDs) orimmunosuppressants such as, but not limited to, methotrexate (e.g.,RHEUMATREX®), sulfasalazine (e.g., AZULFIDINE®), and cyclosporine (e.g.,SANDIMMUNE® or NEROAL®; and including cyclosporine A).

In other embodiments, the second active agents may include, but are notlimited to, mycophenolate mofetil (e.g., CellCept®), animmunosuppressive agent widely used in organ transplantation and gainingfavor in treating autoimmune and inflammatory skin disorders.

In further embodiments, the second active agents may include, but arenot limited to, biologic agents such as etanercept (e.g., ENBREL®),infliximab (e.g., REMICADE®) and adalimumab (e.g., HUMIRA®).

In further embodiments of interest, the second active agents mayinclude, but are not limited to Cox-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib(e.g., CELEBREX®), valdecoxib (e.g., BEXTRA®) and meloxicam (e.g.,MOBIC®).

These one or more additional active agents may be administered as partof the same or separate dosage forms, via the same or different routesof administration, and on the same or different administration schedulesaccording to standard pharmaceutical practice known to one skilled inthe art.

The pharmaceutical preparation comprising the compounds of formula (I)and (II), for delivery to a human or other mammal, is preferably in unitdosage form, in which the preparation is subdivided into unit dosescontaining an appropriate quantity of the active component. The unitdosage form may be a packaged preparation containing discrete quantitiesof the preparation, such as packaged tablets, capsules, and powders invials or ampoules. Also, the unit dosage form may be a capsule, tabletor lozenge itself, or it may be an appropriate number of any of these inpackaged form.

The quantity of active component in a unit dose preparation may bevaried or adjusted from about 0.1 mg to about 1000 mg, according to theparticular application and the potency of the active component. Thecomposition may, if desired, also contain other compatible therapeuticagents.

In therapeutic use for the treatment or alleviation of inflammation,auto-immune diseases, and cancer in a human or other mammal, thecompounds utilized in the method of treatment are administered at aninitial dosage of about 0.1 mg/kg to about 100 mg/kg per interval, about0.1 mg/kg to about 50.0 mg/kg per interval, about 0.1 mg/kg to about10.0 mg/kg per interval, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 5.0 mg/kg perinterval, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 2.5 mg/kg per interval, about 0.1mg/kg to about 2.0 mg/kg per interval, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 1.0mg/kg per interval, about 0.4 mg/kg to about 1.0 mg/kg per interval, orabout 0.4 mg/kg to about 0.6 mg/kg per interval. Preferred intervals maybe daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. Thedosages may be varied depending on the requirements of the patient, forexample, the size of the human or mammal being treated, the severity ofthe condition being treated, the route of administration, and thepotency of the compound(s) being used. Determination of the properdosage and route of administration for a particular situation is withinthe skill of the practitioner. Generally, the treatment will beinitiated with smaller dosages, which are less than the optimum dose ofthe compound, which may be increased in small increments until theoptimum effect under the particular circumstances of the condition isreached. For convenience, the total daily dosage may be divided andadministered in portions during the day if desired.

In therapeutic use, the compounds of formula (I) and (II) are useful inmanufacture of a medicament for a method of the treating any indicationwhere inhibition of JAK would be desirable, including but not limited tocancer, neuroinflammation, inflammatory airway diseases, ankylosingspondylitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis,psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis. In one or more embodiments, one ormore of a compound of formula (I) and (II) is useful in the treatment ofone or more of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis,Bechet's disease, pityriasis rubra pilaris, alopecia areata, discoidlupus erythematosus, vitiligo, palmoplantar pustulosis, mucocutaneousdisease erythema multiforme, mycosis fungoides, graft-versus-hostdisease, cutaneous lupus, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), arthritis,ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),transplant rejection, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),dermatomyositis, Sjogren's syndrome, dry eye disease, secondaryhypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), allergy, asthma, vasculitis, multiplesclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, cardiovascular disease,artherosclerosis, and cancer. One route of administration may be oral.One route of administration may be topical.

While not intending to be bound by any theory, the inventors associatedwith the present disclosure believe the structure-activity relationshiptrends should be applicable between the two formulae of the presentdisclosure. Therefore, an exemplification with associated biologicalactivity with regard to Formula I is believed to be extrapolative to asimilar compound of Formula II, and vice versa.

The present invention explicitly encompasses those compounds presentedbelow in Compound List 1 and Compound List 2, including salt formsthereof. The present invention also encompasses those compoundspresented below, including stereoisomers thereof. A compositioncomprising a therapeutically acceptable amount of any of these compoundsis also within the scope of the invention. The composition may furthercomprise a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable excipient, diluent,carrier, or mixture thereof. Such a composition may be administered to asubject in need thereof to treat or control a disease or disordermediated, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by JAK. Thecomposition may further comprise an additional active agent, asdescribed herein.

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

wherein each R¹ independently is as defined herein;each X independently is selected from the group consisting of O andNR^(a); andeach R^(a) independently is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl,and aryl.or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

EXAMPLES Experimental Procedures:

The following examples provide a more detailed description of theprocess conditions for preparing compounds of the present invention. Itis to be understood, however, that the invention, as fully describedherein and as recited in the claims, is not intended to be limited bythe details of the following schemes or modes of preparation.

Certain abbreviations may be used in describing the examples of thepresent disclosure. The abbreviations are believed to be usedconsistently within commonly accepted use of those skilled in the art.

In the following schemes, general substitutent groups are representedwith assignments that may not align with the formulae of the presentdisclosure. The following schemes provide a key for such substituentgroups that should be followed for the schemes and not applied to theformulae of the present disclosure.

Synthesis

Example 1:1-((1s,3s)-3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compound was prepared by the scheme and procedures below:

5-Bromo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (20 g, 0.1 mol) was suspended in 300mL of NMP. A solution of m-CPBA (40 g, 0.16 mol) in 100 mL NMP was addeddropwise over 30 min. The solution was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h,quenched with water (300 mL) and neutralized by sat. NaHCO₃ to pH=8. Thesolid formed was filtered and dried in vacuo to give5-bromo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine 7-oxide (18.0 g, yield 85%) as ayellow solid. MS: m/z=213.0 (M+H)⁺. This intermediate (19.2 g, 90 mmol)was suspended in 200 mL NMP and cooled to −20° C. Phosphorus oxychloride(41 mL, 450 mmol) was added dropwise over 30 min. The mixture was warmedto 25° C. for 1 h and then it was cooled on an ice bath and quenchedwith water (800 mL). The solids were filtered and recrystallized fromethyl acetate and hexanes to give5-bromo-4-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (10 g, yield 48%). MS:m/z=230.9 (M+H)⁺. This intermediate (6.00 g, 26.0 mmol) was mixed withsodium iodide (19.5 g, 130 mmol) in anhydrous acetonitrile (240 mL).Acetyl chloride (5.5 mL, 77.7 mmol) was added, and the reaction wasstirred under reflux for 5 h. Aqueous saturated sodium bicarbonatesolution (100 mL) was added. Solids were collected by filtration andwashed with water (2×70 mL) to afford a crude intermediate1-(5-bromo-4-iodo-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-ethanone (8.5 g). Theintermediate was resuspended in a resulting mixture of methanol (200 mL)and aqueous sodium hydroxide (200 mL, 1N). The mixture was stirred for 1h at 25° C. Solids were collected by filtration and rinsed with water(100 mL) to afford 5-bromo-4-iodo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (7.5 g,yield 90%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.20 (br. s,1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 6.30 (s, 1H) ppm. The solution of thisintermediate (7.5 g, 23.0 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was cooled to 0° C., andNaH (1.8 g, 46 mmol, 60% oil dispersion) was added under N₂ atmosphere.After 15 minutes, triisopropylsilyl chloride (“TIPS-Cl”; 4.0 mL, 28mmol) was added, and the reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h. A saturatedammonium chloride solution (20 mL) was added. The mixture was extractedwith EtOAc (40 mL), washed with brine and dried over sodium sulfate.After filtration and removal of the solvent, the residue was purified bysilica gel chromatography eluted with petroleum to give5-bromo-4-iodo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (11.0 g,100% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 8.31 (s,1H), 7.61 (d, J=3.4 Hz, 1H), 6.48 (d, J=3.4 Hz, 1H), 1.85-1.75 (m, 3H),1.04 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 18H) ppm. Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (30.0 g, 142mmol) were added to a solution of ethyl 3-oxocyclobutane-1-carboxylate(10.0 g, 70 mmol) and dibenzylamine (15 mL, 77 mmol)) in acetic acid/THF(10%, 95 mL). It was stirred at room temperature for 2 h andconcentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was dissolved indichloromethane, washed with water, saturated NaHCO₃ and brine, driedover Na₂SO₄ and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to givecrude product. Purification by column chromatography (silica, 5% EtOAcin petroleum) provided ethyl 3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutane-1-carboxylate(18.0 g, 73% yield, cis:trans ratio 10:1) as a yellow oil. To thesolution of this intermediate (6.0 g, 19.0 mmol) in anhydrous THF (100mL) was added DIBAL-H (25 mL, 1.5 M in toluene) at −78° C. under N₂atmosphere dropwise. After the addition was completed, it was slowlywarmed to rt, quenched by sat. NH₄Cl, and diluted with EtOAc. It wasstirred at rt for 30 min and filtered through Celite. The filtrate wasseparated, and the organic layer was evaporated under reduced pressure.The residue was applied to flash chromatography using 10% EtOAc inpetroleum to afford 3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutane-1-carbaldehyde (2.4 g,45%) as a colorless oil. MS: m/z=280.2 (M+H)⁺. To a solution of5-bromo-4-iodo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (1.8 g,3.8 mmol) in THF (50 mL) was added i-PrMgBr—LiCl (5.6 mL, 1M in THF, 5.6mmol) at −35° C. under N₂ atmosphere. It was stirred at −35° C. for 1 h.To this mixture was added the solution of3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutane-1-carbaldehyde (1.5 g, 5.6 mmol) in THF (5mL), and the resulting mixture was stirred at −35° C. for another 1 h.It was allowed to warm to 0° C., quenched with H₂O, and extracted byEtOAc. The organic layer was washed by bine, dried over Na₂SO₄, andfiltered. After evaporation, the residue was purified by columnchromatography (30%-50% EtOAc in petroleum) to give the desired compound(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)(3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutyl)methanol(1.2 g, yield 50%, cis:trans ratio 4:1) as a yellow oil. MS: m/z=475.8(M-TIPS)⁺. To a solution of this alcohol intermediate (1.2 g, 1.9 mmol)in DCM (15 mL) was added Dess-Matin reagent (784 mg, 1.9 mmol) inportions at 0° C., and then it was stirred at rt for 30 min. TLC showedthe reaction was complete. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc(25 mL) and filtered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate wasconcentrated in vacuo under reduce pressure to dryness. The residue waspurified by silica gel column chromatography (5%-10% EtOAc in petroleum)to give the desired compound(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)(3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutyl)methanone (1.0 g, yield 84%) as a yellow oil. MS:m/z=501.9 (M-TIPS)⁺. To a solution of this bromo ketone intermediate(1.0 g, 1.6 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (15.0 mL) were added KOAc (706 mg, 3.0mmol), Pin₂B₂ (828 mg, 3.2 mmol) and Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (175 mg, 0.24 mmol).The mixture was heated at 100° C. for 5 h under N₂. The reaction mixturewas cooled to rt, and the solids were filtered off. The solvent wasremoved and the crude product was purified by silica gel columnchromatography (10% EtOAc in petroleum) to afford the desired compound(3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutyl)(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone(400 mg, yield 36%). It was used to the next step without furtherpurification. MS: m/z=440.2 (M-TIPS; BOH)⁺. To a solution of this ketoneboron intermediate (600 mg, 0.89 mmol) in EtOH (5 mL) at rt was addedhydrazine hydrate (0.5 mL). It was stirred at rt for 30 min, and then 6NHCl (2 mL) was added to the mixture. The resulting mixture was stirredat rt for another 30 min, concentrated in vacuo to dryness, andneutralized with hydrazine hydrate to pH=7 to 8. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC (0.1% diethylamine in MeCN and H₂O) to afford thedesired product1-((1s,3s)-3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol(40 mg, yield 10%). ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.07 (s, 1H), 10.07 (s,1H), 9.02 (s, 1H), 8.10 (s, 1H), 7.61 (s, 1H), 7.49-7.16 (m, 10H), 6.92(s, 1H), 3.83-3.69 (m, 1H), 3.50 (s, 4H), 3.29 (s, 2H), 2.47-2.35 (m,2H), 2.20-2.11 (m, 1H) ppm. HPLC purity: 97.1% at 210 nm and 99.4% at254 nm. MS: m/z=435.9 (M+H)⁺.

Example 2:N-((1s,3s)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamideandN-((1r,3r)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

The title compounds were prepared by the scheme and procedures below:

Pd/C (10% by wt., 7.0 g) was added to a solution of ethyl3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutane-1-carboxylate (22 g, 68 mmol), ethanol (250mL), water (13 mL) and acetic acid (1 mL) in a Parr shaker bottle. Thereaction mixture was pressurized to 45 psi with H2 and agitated at roomtemperature for 18 h. The reaction mixture was filtered, and thefiltrate was concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was taken upin ethanol (50 mL), and then HCl (2 M in Et₂O, 50 mL) was added. Theslurry was filtered to provide ethyl 3-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylateHCl salt (6.5 g, yield 53%). ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 8.26 (br. s,3H), 4.08 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.60 (quintet, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 2.96(quintet, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 2.47-2.37 (m, 2H), 2.34-2.21 (m, 2H), 1.19 (t,J=7.1 Hz, 3H) ppm. To a solution of this amino intermediate (6.5 g, 36mmol) and triethylamine (5.0 mL, 36.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (50 mL)at 0° C. was gradually added propane-1-sulfonyl chloride (5.1 g, 36.0mmol), and the mixture was stirred at rt for 3 h. To the reactionsolution was added water (50 ml), and the resultant was extracted withdichloromethane (2×50 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrousmagnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated underreduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatographyeluted with PE/EtOAc (30:1 to 10:1, v/v) to give ethyl3-(propylsulfonamido)cyclobutane-1-carboxylate (8.0 g, yield 89%). ¹HNMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 7.49 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.05 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H),3.76-3.59 (m, 1H), 2.95-2.82 (m, 2H), 2.80-2.70 (m, 1H), 2.49-2.40 (m,2H), 2.17-2.03 (m, 2H), 1.71-1.58 (m, 2H), 1.18 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 0.97(t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H) ppm. To the solution of this intermediate (8.0 g, 32mmol), Et₃N (9.0 mL, 94 mmol) and DMAP (8 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (80 mL) wasadded a solution of (Boc)₂O (1.5 eq) in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL) at 0° C. under aN₂ atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. The reaction wasquenched with NaHCO₃ (10 mL). The organic layer was separated, driedwith anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo toyield a crude product. It was purified by flash chromatography using 10%EtOAc in petroleum to afford ethyl3-(N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)propylsulfonamido) cyclobutane-1-carboxylate(11 g, yield 100%) as a colorless oil. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ4.56-4.42 (m, 1H), 4.12-3.99 (m, 2H), 3.52-3.41 (m, 2H), 2.93-2.76 (m,1H), 2.68 (qd, J=9.7, 2.3 Hz, 2H), 2.48-2.37 (m, 2H), 1.72-1.59 (m, 2H),1.49 (s, 9H), 1.18 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 0.99 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H) ppm. To thesolution of this intermediate (11.0 g, 32 mmol) in anhydrous THF (50 mL)was added DIBAL-H (41.7 mL, 1.5 M in toluene) at −78° C. under N₂atmosphere dropwise. After the addition was completed, it was slowlywarmed to rt, quenched by sat. NH₄Cl, diluted with EtOAc, and stirred atrt for 30 min. It was filtered through Celite, and the filtrate wasseparated. The organic layer was evaporated under reduce pressure, andthe residue was purified by flash chromatography using 10% EtOAc inpetroleum to afford tert-butyl(3-formylcyclobutyl)(propylsulfonyl)carbamate (4.1 g, yield 43%) as acolorless oil. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 9.60 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H),4.66-4.50 (m, 1H), 3.55-3.41 (m, 2H), 2.98-2.85 (m, 1H), 2.76-2.60 (m,2H), 2.42-2.32 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.60 (m, 2H), 1.48 (s, 9H), 0.99 (t, J=7.4Hz, 3H) ppm. To a solution of5-bromo-4-iodo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (6.4 g,13.4 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was added i-PrMgBr—LiCl (20 mL, 20.0 mmol, 1Min THF) at −35° C. under N₂ atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at−35° C. for 1 h. A solution of tert-butyl(3-formylcyclobutyl)(propylsulfonyl)carbamate (4.1 g, 13.4 mmol) in THF(5 mL) was added to the mixture. The resulting mixture was stirred at−35° C. for another 1 h, allowed to warm to 0° C., quenched by H₂O, andextracted by EtOAc. It was washed by brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filteredand evaporated in vacuo under reduce pressure. The residue was purifiedby column chromatography (30%-50% EtOAc in petroleum) to give thedesired compound tert-butyl(3-((5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)(hydroxy)methyl)cyclobutyl)(propylsulfonyl)carbamate (3.0 g, yield 34%, cis:trans ratio4:1) as a yellow oil. MS: m/z=501.9 (M-TIPS)⁺. To a solution of thisintermediate (3.0 g, 4.6 mmol) in DCM (25 mL) was added Dess-Matinreagent (1.9 g, 4.6 mmol) in portions at 0° C., and then it was slowlywarmed to rt. It was stirred at rt for 30 min and TLC showed no alcoholcompound left. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (25 mL) andfiltered by a pad of Celite. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuounder reduce pressure to dryness. The residue was purified to silica gelcolumn chromatography (5%-10% EtOAc in petroleum) to give the desiredketone compound tert-butyl(3-(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl)(propylsulfonyl)carbamate(1.0 g, yield 33%) as a yellow oil. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 8.45 (s,1H), 7.72 (d, J=3.5 Hz, 1H), 6.62 (d, J=3.5 Hz, 1H), 4.59 (t, J=8.1 Hz,1H), 3.69 (t, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 3.58-3.47 (m, 2H), 2.88 (m, 2H), 2.53 (m,3H), 1.91 (m, 3H), 1.70 (m, 3H), 1.54 (s, 9H), 1.12 (d, J=8 Hz, 18H),1.03 (t, J=8 Hz, 3H) ppm. To a solution of this intermediate (1.6 g, 2.4mmol) in 15.0 mL dioxane were added KOAc (706 mg, 3.0 mmol), and Pin₂B₂(1.24 g, 4.88 mmol) followed by Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (175 mg, 0.24 mmol). Themixture was heated at 100° C. for 5 h under N₂. The reaction mixture wascooled to room temperature, and the solids were filtered off. Thesolvent was removed and the crude product was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (10% EtOAc in petroleum) to afford the desiredboron compound tert-butyl(propylsulfonyl)(3-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl)carbamate (650 mg, yield 39%). To a solution of this intermediate (200mg, 0.28 mmol) in EtOH (5 mL) at rt was added hydrazine hydrate (0.1mL). It was stirred at rt for 30 min and then 6N HCl (0.5 mL) was addedthe mixture. The resulting mixture was stirred at rt for another 30 minand 4N HCl (3 mL) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture wastransferred into a sealed-tube and stirred at 40° C. overnight. LCMSindicated the reaction was completed. It was concentrated in vacuo todryness, and neutralized by hydrazine hydrate to pH=7-8. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC (0.1% diethylamine in MeCN and H₂O) to afford thedesired cis-compoundN-((1s,3s)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide(27 mg) and trans-compoundN-((1r,3r)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide(5 mg) as white solids (total yield 32%). Analytical data of thecis-isomer are shown as follows. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.08 (s,1H), 10.11 (s, 1H), 9.03 (s, 1H), 8.12 (s, 1H), 7.62 (s, 1H), 7.41 (d,J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 4.01-3.72 (m, 2H), 2.98-2.89 (m,2H), 2.77-2.63 (m, 2H), 2.38-2.19 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.57 (m, 2H), 0.96 (t,J=7.4 Hz, 3H) ppm. HPLC purity: 96.9% at 254 nm. MS: m/z=361.9 (M+H)⁺.Analytical data of the trans-isomer are shown as follows. ¹HNMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.10 (s, 1H), 10.10 (s, 1H), 9.04 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s,1H), 7.66-7.59 (m, 1H), 6.73 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 4.01-3.83 (m, 2H),2.91-2.77 (m, 2H), 2.72-2.62 (m, 2H), 2.48-2.41 (m, 2H), 1.71-1.59 (m,2H), 0.94 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H) ppm. HPLC purity: 95.5% at 254 nm. MS:m/z=361.9 (M+H)⁺.

Example 3:N-((1s,3s)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydropyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[4,3-d][1,2,6]oxazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamideandN-((1r,3r)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydropyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[4,3-d][1,2,6]oxazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

The title compounds were prepared by the scheme and procedures below:

To a solution of tert-butyl(propylsulfonyl)(3-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl)carbamate(200 mg, 0.28 mmol) in EtOH (5 mL) at rt was added hydroxylaminesolution (0.25 mL, 40% solution in H₂O). It was stirred at rt for 30min, and 6N HCl (0.5 mL) was added the mixture. The resulting mixturewas stirred at rt for another 30 min. 4M HCl in 1,4-dioxane (3 mL) wasadded to the mixture, and the reaction mixture was transferred into asealed-tube. It was stirred at 40° C. overnight and LCMS indicated thereaction was completed. It was neutralized by hydroxylamine solution topH=7-8 and then concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC (0.1% diethylamine in MeCN and H₂O) to afford thedesired cis-compoundN-((1s,3s)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydropyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[4,3-d][1,2,6]oxazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide(34 mg) and the trans-compound N-((1r,3r)-3-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydropyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[4,3-d][1,2,6]oxazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide(11 mg) as a white solid (total yield 45%). Analytical data of thecis-isomer is shown as follows. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 9.27 (br. s,1H), 8.89 (s, 1H), 7.78 (d, J=3.5 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (br. s, 1H), 7.05 (d,J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (m, 1H), 3.93-3.78 (m, 1H), 2.92 (dd, J=8.8, 6.6 Hz,2H), 2.78-2.63 (m, 2H), 2.38-2.23 (m, 2H), 1.67 (m, 2H), 0.96 (t, J=7.4Hz, 3H) ppm. HPLC purity: 93.9% at 210 nm and 98.6% at 254 nm. MS:m/z=362.8 (M+H)⁺. Analytical data of the trans-isomer is shown asfollowing. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 10.12 (s, 1H), 9.05 (s, 1H), 8.30(br. s, 1H), 7.68-7.52 (m, 2H), 6.74 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 3.92-3.79 (m,2H), 3.01-2.75 (m, 4H), 2.66 (m, 2H), 2.43 (m, 2H), 1.71-1.58 (m, 2H),0.94 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H) ppm. HPLC purity: 91.8% at 210 nm and 98.0% at254 nm. MS: m/z=362.8 (M+H)⁺.

Example 4:N-((1s,3s)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by the scheme and procedures below:

To a solution of tert-butyl(propylsulfonyl)(3-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl)carbamate(200 mg, 0.28 mmol) in EtOH (5 mL) at rt was added methylhydrazinesolution (0.3 mL, 25% solution in H₂O), and then it was stirred at rtfor 30 min. 6N HCl (0.5 mL) was added to the mixture. The resultingmixture was stirred at rt for another 30 min. 4M HCl in 1,4-dioxane (3mL) was added and the reaction mixture was transferred into asealed-tube. It was stirred at 40° C. overnight. LCMS indicated thereaction was completed. It was neutralized by methylhydrazine solutionto pH=7-8, and concentrated in vacuo to dryness. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC (0.1% diethylamine in MeCN and H₂O) to afford thedesired compoundN-((1s,3s)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide (36 mg, yield 34%) as a white solid. ¹HNMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 9.10 (s, 1H), 8.44 (s, 1H), 7.67-7.56 (m, 1H), 7.40 (d,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (dd, J=3.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.94 (m, 1H), 3.86-3.72 (m,1H), 3.58 (s, 3H), 2.96-2.84 (m, 2H), 2.74-2.60 (m, 2H), 2.29 (m, 2H),1.74-1.57 (m, 2H), 0.94 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). ppm. HPLC purity: 94.9% at210 nm and 96.5% at 254 nm. MS: m/z=375.9 (M+H)⁺.

Example 5: Synthesis ofN-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

Synthesis of Intermediate Tert-ButylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate

Preparation of (4-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane

To a solution of 4-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (10 g, 65.54 mmol, 1eq) in DMF (200 mL) was added NaH (3.93 g, 98.31 mmol, 60% purity, 1.5eq) portionwise at 0° C., the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for30 min. Then TIPSCl (25.27 g, 131.08 mmol, 28.05 mL, 2 eq) was addeddropwise at 0° C. under N₂ atmosphere, and the resulting mixture washeated to 70° C. for 12 h. The reaction mixture was quenched by addingsaturated aq. NH₄Cl (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (100 mL×2), dried overNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue, which was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleumether/Ethyl acetate=20/1 to 10/1) to give(4-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (19 g, 61.50mmol, 93.84% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 8.05 (d,J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 6.57 (d,J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 1.79-1.73 (m, 3H), 1.03 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of 4-chloro-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-ol

To a solution of(4-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2 g, 6.47mmol, 1 eq) in THF (40 mL) was added s-BuLi (1.3 M, 10.96 mL, 2.2 eq)dropwise at −78° C., the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 min underN₂ atmosphere. Then camphorsulfonyloxaziridine (2.15 g, 9.39 mmol, 1.45eq) was added to the mixture at −78° C. under N₂ atmosphere, and thereaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 h. The reaction wasquenched by adding saturated aq. NH₄Cl (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc(50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (100mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to give a residue, which was purified by column chromatography(SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 5/1) to give4-chloro-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-ol (0.9 g, 2.77mmol, 42.78% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 7.99 (s,1H), 7.24 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.46 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 5.04 (s, 1H),1.77-1.70 (m, 3H), 1.03 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Methyl(4-chloro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane

To a mixture of 4-chloro-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-ol(3 g, 9.23 mmol, 1 eq) and DIEA (1.19 g, 9.23 mmol, 1.61 mL, 1 eq) inTHF (6 mL)/MeOH (2 mL) was added TMSCHN₂ (2 M, 9.23 mL, 2 eq) dropwiseat 25° C. under N₂; the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 h. Thereaction mixture was quenched with H₂O (150 mL) and extracted with EtOAc(50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (20 mL×2),dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a residue, which was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=15/1 to 5/1) give(4-chloro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2.8g, 8.26 mmol, 89.47% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ7.98 (s, 1H), 7.25 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.51 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.92 (s,3H), 1.79-1.72 (m, 3H), 1.04 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of 4-iodo-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

To a mixture of(4-chloro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (5.3g, 15.64 mmol, 1 eq) and acetyl chloride (3.68 g, 46.91 mmol, 3.35 mL, 3eq) in CH₃CN (20 mL) was added NaI (23.44 g, 156.37 mmol, 10 eq) in oneportion at 25° C. under N₂ atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at 80° C.for 3 h. The reaction mixture was quenched by adding 2N aq. K₂CO₃ (50mL) and was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (20 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. To the residue inTHF (50 mL) was added 2 N aq. NaOH (10 mL), and the mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 1 h. To the reaction mixture was added H₂O (50 mL), andthe aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (20 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue,which was purified by trituration with MTBE (50 mL) to give4-iodo-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (3.5 g, 12.77 mmol, 81.67%yield) as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.82 (s, 1H),7.97 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.16 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (s,3H).

Preparation of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane

To a solution of 4-iodo-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (5 g, 18.24mmol, 1 eq) in THF (200 mL) was added NaH (1.61 g, 40.14 mmol, 60%purity, 2.2 eq) portionwise at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 30 min. TIPSCl (5.28 g, 27.37 mmol, 5.86 mL, 1.5 eq) was addeddropwise to the mixture at 0° C., then heated to 70° C. for 12 h. Thereaction mixture was quenched by adding saturated aq. NH₄Cl (50 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (20 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (100 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue, which was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=20/1 to 10/1) togive (4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane(6 g, 13.94 mmol, 76.41% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz)δ 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.28 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.33 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.91 (s,3H), 1.78-1.72 (m, 3H), 1.04 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-[hydroxy-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2 g,4.65 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (30 mL) was added i-PrMgCl (2 M, 5.81 mL, 2.5eq) dropwise at 0° C.; the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30min under N₂ atmosphere. Then tert-butylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (1.53 g, 5.11mmol, 1.1 eq) was added in one portion, and the mixture was stirred at0° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated aq.NH₄Cl (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (50 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which waspurified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=10/1 to 3/1) to give tert-butylN-[3-[hydroxy-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(1.8 g, 3.57 mmol, 76.90% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.59 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H),4.96 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.66-4.64 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 2.47-2.41 (m,2H), 2.40-2.39 (m, 1H), 1.81-1.71 (m, 5H), 1.35 (s, 9H), 1.03 (d, J=7.6Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[3-[hydroxy-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(1.8 g, 3.57 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (40 mL) was added DMP (1.82 g, 4.29mmol, 1.33 mL, 1.2 eq) portionwise at 25° C. under N₂ atmosphere; themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h. H₂O (50 mL) was added, and thereaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (50 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue,which was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=10/1 to 5/1) to give tert-butylN-[3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl]carbamate (1.5 g, 2.99 mmol, 83.67% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 8.04 (s, 1H), 7.32 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (d, J=3.6Hz, 1H), 4.11-4.07 (m, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 3.64-3.61 (m, 1H), 2.57-2.55(m, 2H), 2.13-2.08 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.71 (m, 3H), 1.36 (s, 9H), 1.03 (d,J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of LDA (2 M, 6.98 mL, 7 eq) andN′-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N,N,N′-trimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (460.71mg, 2.66 mmol, 555.08 uL, 4 eq) in THF (10 mL) was added a solution of4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(2.67 g, 9.97 mmol, 5 eq) in THF (10 mL) dropwise at 0° C.; the mixturewas stirred at 0° C. for 10 min. Then tert-butylN-[3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl]carbamate (1 g, 1.99 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (10 mL) was added tothe mixture dropwise at 0° C.; the resulting mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched by adding sat. aq. NH₄Cl(50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (30 mL×3). The combined organic layerswere washed with brine (30 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which waspurified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=12/1 to 8/1) to give tert-butylN-[3-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(0.95 g, 1.52 mmol, 76.18% yield) as yellow oil.

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.12 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.22 (d,J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 5.61 (s, 1H), 4.63-4.62 (m, 1H), 4.53-4.38 (m, 1H), 3.81(s, 3H), 2.47-2.45 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.20 (m, 2H), 1.81-1.73 (m, 5H), 1.36(s, 9H), 1.05 (s, 18H).

Preparation of9-((1s,3s)-3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[3-[(E)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(0.9 g, 1.44 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (10 mL) was added BBr₃ (1.08 g, 4.32mmol, 415.77 uL, 3 eq) in one portion at 0° C. under N₂ atmosphere; theresulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. Then the reactionmixture was quenched by adding H₂O (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (10mL×3) to remove the impurity. The aqueous layer was directlyfreeze-dried to give9-((1s,3s)-3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (0.5 g, crude) as a white solid, which was used for thenext step. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.56 (d, J=3.2 Hz,1H), 6.89 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.27 (s, 1H), 4.20-4.01 (m, 1H), 3.89-3.85(m, 2H), 2.64-2.62 (m, 1H), 2.17-2.08 (m, 2H).

Preparation ofN-((1s,3s)-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

To a mixture of9-((1s,3s)-3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(250 mg, 980.09 umol, 1 eq) and TEA (99 mg, 980.09 umol, 136.42 uL, 1eq) in THF (1 mL) was added propane-1-sulfonyl chloride (279 mg, 1.96mmol, 220.10 uL, 2 eq) in one portion at 0° C.; the resulting mixturewas stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. Then H₂O (10 mL) was added, and thereaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (5 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which waspurified by twice prep-TLC (SiO₂, PE:EA=0:1) to giveN-((1s,3s)-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide(32 mg, 88.59 μmol, 9.04% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400MHz) δ 11.81 (s, 1H), 8.93 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.45 (d,J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H), 3.97-3.96 (m, 1H), 3.70-3.69(m, 1H), 2.97-2.95 (m, 2H), 2.93-2.73 (m, 2H), 2.02-2.00 (m, 2H),1.69-1.66 (m, 2H), 0.98 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₆H₂₀BN₃O₄S 361.13. m/z found 362.1 [M+H]⁺. Purity by HPLC: 92.73% (220nm), 96.17% (254 nm).

Preparation of Ethyl 3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate

To a mixture of ethyl 3-oxocyclobutanecarboxylate (25 g, 175.87 mmol, 1eq) and AcOH (15.84 g, 263.80 mmol, 15.09 mL, 1.5 eq) in THF (500 mL)was added N-benzyl-1-phenylmethanamine (52.04 g, 263.80 mmol, 50.53 mL,1.5 eq) in one portion at 0° C.; the resulting mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 1 h. Then NaBH(OAc)₃ (55.91 g, 263.80 mmol, 1.5 eq) was added tothe reaction in portions at 0° C., the resulting mixture was keptstirring at 25° C. for 14 h. The solvent was removed under reducedpressure, and the pH of the mixture was adjusted to 9 by addingsaturated aq. Na₂CO₃, the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (500 mL×3).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (500 mL×2), driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressureto give a residue, which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography(ISCO®; 330 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0˜10% Ethylacetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give ethyl3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate (150 g, 463.78 mmol, 65.93%yield) as a colorless oil.

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 7.32-7.26 (m, 8H), 7.24-7.22 (m, 2H), 4.13 (q,J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.51 (s, 4H), 3.14-3.09 (m, 1H), 2.67-2.62 (m, 1H),2.23-2.14 (m, 4H), 1.23 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of Ethyl 3-aminocyclobutanecarboxylate

To a solution of ethyl 3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate (59 g,182.42 mmol, 1 eq) in EtOH (1000 mL) and H₂O (60 mL) was added AcOH(10.95 g, 182.42 mmol, 10.43 mL, 1 eq) and Pd/C (20 g, 182.42 mmol, 10%purity). The suspension was degassed in vacuo and purged with H₂ threetimes. The mixture was stirred under H₂ (45 psi) at 25° C. for 16 h.Then the reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure. 4 N HCl/EtOAc (300 mL) was added to the residue, and whitesolid was precipitated. The white solid was collected by filtration anddried in vacuo to give ethyl 3-aminocyclobutanecarboxylate (48 g, 267.19mmol, 73.24% yield, HCl) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ8.46 (br, 3H), 4.05 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.59-3.55 (m, 1H), 2.96-2.92 (m,1H), 2.42-2.38 (m, 2H), 2.32-2.26 (m, 2H), 1.19-1.15 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of Ethyl 3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate

To a mixture of ethyl 3-aminocyclobutanecarboxylate (24 g, 133.60 mmol,1 eq, HCl) and TEA (40.56 g, 400.79 mmol, 55.79 mL, 3 eq) in THF (300mL) was added (Boc)₂O (43.74 g, 200.40 mmol, 46.04 mL, 1.5 eq) dropwiseat 25° C. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 h under N₂atmosphere. Then the reaction mixture was poured into saturated aq.NaHCO₃ (200 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (200 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (200 mL×2), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which waspurified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 330 g SepaFlash®Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0˜10% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give ethyl3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate (50 g, 205.51 mmol,76.91% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 4.86 (br, 1H),4.14-4.09 (m, 3H), 2.78-2.69 (m, 1H), 2.59-2.57 (m, 2H), 2.11-2.04 (m,2H), 1.42 (s, 9H), 1.24 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-[Methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of ethyl 3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate(25 g, 102.75 mmol, 1 eq) and N-methoxymethanamine (20.05 g, 205.51mmol, 2 eq, HCl) in THF (250 mL) was added dropwise i-PrMgCl (2 M,205.51 mL, 4 eq) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h. Thereaction mixture was poured into saturated aq. NH₄Cl (250 mL), extractedwith EtOAc (200 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed withbrine (200 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue, which was purified by flashsilica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 330 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column,Eluent of 0˜30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100 mL/min) togive tert-butyl N-[3-[methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate (44g, 170.34 mmol, 82.88% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz)δ 5.03 (br, 1H), 4.20-4.00 (m, 1H), 3.63 (s, 3H), 3.16-3.15 (m, 4H),2.51-2.49 (m, 2H), 2.15-2.07 (m, 2H), 1.41 (s, 9H).

Preparation of Tert-Butyl N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[3-[methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate (15 g, 58.07 mmol, 1eq) in THF (150 mL) was added LiAlH₄ (2.64 g, 69.68 mmol, 1.2 eq) inportions at 0° C. The mixture was kept stirring at 0° C. for 1 h, thenquenched by adding Na₂SO₄.10H₂O (50 g) while stirring. The resultingmixture was filtered through pad of celite to remove the insolubleimpurities, and the filtrate was washed with HCl 50 mL (1 N), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a residue, which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography(ISCO®; 330 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0˜30% Ethylacetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give tert-butylN-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (9 g, 45.17 mmol, 38.89% yield) as awhite solid.

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 9.69 (s, 1H), 4.72 (br. s, 1H), 4.19-4.11 (m,1H), 2.92-2.86 (m, 1H), 2.58-2.53 (m, 2H), 2.11-2.03 (m, 2H), 1.44 (s,9H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butyl N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (9 g, 45.17mmol, 1 eq) in MeCN (90 mL) was added TEA (13.71 g, 135.51 mmol, 18.86mL, 3 eq), DMAP (2.76 g, 22.59 mmol, 0.5 eq) and Boc₂O (14.79 g, 67.76mmol, 15.57 mL, 1.5 eq) in one portion at 25° C. The resulting mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 16 h. Then the mixture was poured into H₂O(100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (100 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue,which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 120 gSepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, eluent of 0˜30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumether gradient @ 100 mL/min) to give tert-butylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (4 g, 13.36 mmol,29.58% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 9.68 (s, 1H),4.48-4.38 (m, 1H), 2.83-2.81 (m, 1H), 2.58-2.49 (m, 4H), 1.51 (s, 18H).

Example 6: Preparation ofN-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide

To a mixture of 9-((1s,3s)-3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (250 mg, 980.09 umol, 1 eq) and TEA (99mg, 980.09 umol, 136.42 uL, 1 eq) in THF (4 mL) was addedcyclopropanesulfonyl chloride (275 mg, 1.96 mmol, 79.24 uL, 2 eq) in oneportion at 0° C.; the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h.The reaction mixture was quenched with H₂O (10 mL), and extracted withEtOAc (5 mL×2). The combined organic layers were washed with brine,dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure togive a residue, which was purified by prep-HPLC (column: Nano-microKromasil C18 100*30 mm 8 um; mobile phase: [water (0.1% TFA)-ACN]; B %:15%-35%, 10 min) to giveN-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide (45 mg, 125.28 umol, 12.78% yield) as twodiastereomers. Peak 1: (20 mg, 95% purity) as a white solid. Peak 2: (25mg, 90% purity) as a white solid.

Peak 1: ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.82 (s, 1H), 8.88 (br. s, 1H),8.28 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 6.66 (s, 1H), 6.41(s, 1H), 3.95-3.88 (m, 1H), 3.86-3.82 (m, 2H), 2.63-2.60 (m, 3H),2.58-2.47 (m, 1H), 0.93-0.89 (m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₆H₁₈BN₃O₄S 359.11. m/z found 361.0 [M+H]⁺. Purity by HPLC: 95.41% (220nm), 95.07% (254 nm).

Peak 2: ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.80 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.57(s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (s, 1H), 6.24 (s, 1H), 4.02-3.99(m, 1H), 3.73-3.71 (m, 2H), 2.76-2.75 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.20 (m, 1H),2.07-2.04 (m, 1H), 0.95-0.93 (m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₆H₁₈BN₃O₄S 359.11. m/z found 361.0 [M+H]⁺. Purity by HPLC: 94.92% (220nm), 92.89% (254 nm).

Example 7:N-((1r,3r)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin the Example above (in Example 4) and purified by preparative SFC. Theanalytical data of this compound are shown as following. ¹HNMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆): δ 12.11 (s, 1H), 9.12 (s, 1H), 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.63-7.58 (m,2H), 6.74-6.73 (m, 1H), 4.05-3.95 (m, 1H), 3.90-3.80 (m, 1H), 3.59 (s,3H), 2.89-2.85 (m, 2H), 2.74-2.60 (m, 2H), 2.55-2.42 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.60(m, 2H), 0.94 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). ppm. HPLC purity: 98.21% at 210 nm and98.20% at 254 nm. MS: m/z=376.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 8: 1-((1R,2s,3s,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-oland1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compounds were prepared by using the scheme and followingprocedures shown below:

To a solution of (1R,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-one (10.0 g, 60.2mmol) and toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide (TOSMIC, 15.2 g, 78.0 mol) in1,2-dimethoxyethane (200 mL) and anhydrous EtOH (10 mL) at 0° C. wasadded t-BuOK (16.8 g, 150 mmol) in portions. After the addition wascompleted, the reaction mixture was slowly warmed to 40° C. withstirring for 2 h. TLC showed the reaction was completed. It was cooledto room temperature and filtered off the solid. The filtrate wasconcentrated in vacuo to give the crude product. Purification by columnchorography (PE/EtOAc=10/1 to 5/1, v/v) gave the desired compound,(1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantane-2-carbonitrile, as a white solid(4.8 g, yield 45%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 4.61 (s, 1H), 3.00 (s,1H), 2.26 (s, 2H), 2.05-1.99 (m, 1H), 1.87-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.63-1.54 (m,8H) ppm. To a solution of(1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantane-2-carbonitrile (4.8 g, 27.1 mmol)and p-TsOH (462 mg, 2.7 mmol) in toluene (50 mL) at rt was added3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (11.4 g, 136 mmol) dropwise. The reaction mixturewas stirred at rt for 1 h and TLC showed no starting materials left. Thereaction mixture was concentrated at 30° under reduced pressure todryness, and the residue was purified by column chromatography(PE/EtOAc=50/1, v/v) to afford(1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantane-2-carbonitrileas a yellow oil (3.8 g, 54%). ¹HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ 4.90-4.77 (m,1H), 4.02-3.87 (m, 1H), 3.54-3.37 (m, 1H), 2.84-2.75 (m, 1H), 2.45-2.35(m, 2H), 2.28-2.14 (m, 2H), 2.10-2.01 (m, 1H), 1.98-1.73 (m, 7H), 1.64(t, J=11.1 Hz, 3H), 1.56-1.46 (m, 4H) ppm. To a solution of(1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantane-2-carbonitrile(3.8 g, 14.6 mmol) in dry DCM (48 mL) at −70° C. was added DIBAL-H (14.6mL, 1.5 M in toluene) dropwise. After the addition was completed, thereaction mixture was slowly warmed to rt with stirring for 1 h and TLCshowed the cyano compound was disappeared. The reaction mixture wasre-cooled to 0° C. and quenched with saturated NH₄Cl (3 mL). The mixturewas stirred at rt for 30 min and anhydrous Na₂SO₄ was added. It wasfiltered and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure todryness. Purification of the residue by column chromatography(PE/EtOAc=50/1, v/v) afforded(1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantane-2-carbaldehydeas a yellow oil (1.7 g, 44%, cis:trans ratio was about 1:1 by ¹HNMR).¹HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ 9.75 & 9.68 (two s, 1H), 4.93-4.72 (m, 1H),4.02-3.84 (m, 1H), 3.55-3.34 (m, 1H), 2.70-2.55 (m, 2H), 2.39-2.08 (m,2H), 1.95-1.45 (m, 16H) ppm. To a solution of5-bromo-4-iodo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (3.16 g,6.4 mmol) in THF (15 mL) was added i-PrMgCl.LiCl (8.3 mL, 8.3 mmol, 1Min THF) at −35° C. under N₂ atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at −35°C. for 1 h. A solution of(1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantane-2-carbaldehyde(1.7 g, 6.4 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added to the mixture and theresulting mixture was stirred at −35° C. for another 1 h. It was warmedto 0° C., quenched with H₂O and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layerwas washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and evaporated invacuo. The residue was applied to column chromatography (30%-50% EtOAcin petroleum) to give the desired compound(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)((1R,2S,5R)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantan-2-yl)methanol(1.0 g, yield 26%) as a yellow oil. To a solution of(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)((1R,2S,5R)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantan-2-yl)methanol(1.0 g, 1.62 mmol) in DCM (15 mL) was added Dess-Martin reagent (800 mg,2.4 mmol) in portions at 0° C. It was then slowly warmed to rt andstirred at rt for 30 min. TLC showed the oxidation reaction wascompleted. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (25 mL) andfiltered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate was concentrated underreduce pressure to dryness. The residue was purified by columnchromatography (5%-10% EtOAc in petroleum) to give the desired bromoketone compound(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)((1R,2S,5R)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantan-2-yl)methanone(838 mg, 83%) as a yellow oil. To a solution of this bromo ketoneintermediate (838 mg, 1.4 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (15.0 mL) were added KOAc(412 mg, 4.2 mmol), Pin₂B₂ (427 mg, 1.68 mmol) and Pd(dppf)Cl₂ (116 mg,0.14 mmol). The mixture under N₂ was heated at 100° C. for 3 h andcooled to room temperature. It was filtered and the filtrate wasconcentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography(10% EtOAc in petroleum) to afford the desired compound((1R,2S,5R)-5-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)adamantan-2-yl)(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone(940 mg, crude). It was used to the next step without furtherpurification. To a solution of this boron intermediate (940 mg, 1.4mmol) in EtOH (10 mL) at rt was added hydrazine hydrate (0.1 mL) andthen it was stirred at rt for 30 min. 6N HCl (0.5 mL) was added to themixture. The resulting mixture was stirred at rt for additional 30 min.Then 4N HCl (3 mL) was added and the mixture was stirred at rt for 30min more. LCMS indicated the reaction was completed. It was concentratedin vacuo to dryness, neutralized with hydrazine hydrate to pH=7-8 andthen concentrated. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC (0.1% TFA inMeCN and H₂O) to afford the desired final compounds1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol(48.9 mg) and1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol(56.9 mg) as yellow solids (total yield 26%). Analytical data for1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol:¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.14 (s, 1H), 10.09 (s, 1H), 9.04 (s, 1H),7.66 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.63 (s, 1H), 2.40 (s,2H), 2.22 (d, J=11.9 Hz, 2H), 2.07-1.91 (m, 3H), 1.76 (d, J=10.5 Hz,2H), 1.64 (s, 2H), 1.30 (d, J=12.2 Hz, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 91.33% at210 nm and 93.43% at 254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=337.3 (M+H)⁺. Analytical datafor1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol:¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.14 (s, 1H), 10.09 (s, 1H), 9.04 (s, 1H),7.64 (t, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (t, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.55 (s, 1H), 2.46 (s,2H), 2.20-2.17 (m, 3H), 1.97 (d, J=11.4 Hz, 2H), 1.74 (d, J=12.1 Hz,2H), 1.61 (s, 2H), 1.34 (d, J=11.0 Hz, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 91.75% at210 nm and 95.18% at 254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=337.3 (M+H)⁺.

Example 9:(1s,3R,4s,5S,7s)-4-(9,9-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-oland(1s,3R,4r,5S,7s)-4-(9,9-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-ol

The title compounds were prepared by following the experimentalprocedures in Example 8 above. The analytical data of(1s,3R,4s,5S,7s)-4-(9,9-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-olare shown as follows. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.22 (s, 1H), 8.80(s, 1H), 7.67 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (t, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (t, J=6.0Hz, 2H), 3.57 (s, 1H), 2.50-2.46 (m, 2H), 2.27-2.22 (m, 3H), 2.06 (t,J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 1.97 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.75 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 1.62(s, 2H), 1.40-1.34 (m, 8H) ppm. HPLC purity: 98.44% at 210 nm and 99.22%at 254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=405.8 (M+H)⁺. The analytical data of(1s,3R,4r,5S,7s)-4-(9,9-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-olare shown below. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.18 (s, 1H), 8.80 (s,1H), 7.68 (t, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.94 (t, J=6.0 Hz,2H), 3.65 (s, 1H), 2.41 (s, 2H), 2.29 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 2.06-1.97 (m,5H), 1.78 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H), 1.66 (s, 2H), 1.39-1.31 (m, 8H) ppm. HPLCpurity: 97.90% at 210 nm and 98.99% at 254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=405.8(M+H)⁺.

Example 10:(1s,3R,4r,5S,7s)-4-(8,8-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-ol

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin Example 8 above. The analytical data of this compound are shown asfollowing. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.22 (s, 1H), 8.84 (s, 1H), 7.70(t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 3.68-3.66 (s,3H), 2.40 (s, 2H), 2.25 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 2.03-1.97 (m, 3H), 1.78 (d,J=11.2 Hz, 2H), 1.65 (s, 2H), 1.33 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 2H), 1.04 (s, 6H) ppm.HPLC purity: 98.75% at 210 nm and 99.81% at 254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=405.2(M+H)⁺.

Example 11:1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-oland1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compounds were prepared by following the experimentalprocedures in Example 8 above. The analytical data of1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-olare shown as following. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.09 (s, 1H), 9.11(s, 1H), 8.31 (s, 1H), 7.65 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.71 (t, J=1.6 Hz, 1H),4.70 (br s, 1H), 4.46 (br s, 1H), 3.95 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.69 (t, J=7.2Hz, 2H), 3.63 (s, 1H), 2.39 (s, 2H), 2.28 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 2.04 (s,1H), 1.98 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H), 1.78 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 2H), 1.66 (s, 2H),1.33 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 97.52% at 210 nm and 98.78% at254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=362 (M−18)⁻. And the analytical data of1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-olare shown below. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.07 (s, 1H), 9.10 (s,1H), 8.31 (s, 1H), 7.62 (t, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.68(t, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 4.21 (s, 1H), 3.96 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.71 (q, J=6.4Hz, 2H), 3.54 (s, 1H), 2.45 (s, 2H), 2.23 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 2.21 (s,1H), 1.97 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H), 1.74 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 2H), 1.62 (s, 2H),1.36 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 95.79% at 210 nm and 98.34% at254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=362 (M−18)⁻.

Example 12:1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-propyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-oland1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-propyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compounds were prepared by following the experimentalprocedures in Example 8 above. The analytical data of1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-propyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-olare shown as following. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.17 (s, 1H), 9.13(s, 1H), 8.35 (br s, 1H), 7.67 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (d, J=1.6 Hz,1H), 3.95 (br s, 1H), 3.85 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.64 (s, 1H), 2.39 (s,2H), 2.28 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 2.04 (s, 1H), 1.98 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H),1.79-1.72 (m, 4H), 1.65 (s, 2H), 1.33 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 0.89 (t, J=7.6Hz, 3H) ppm. HPLC purity: 92.14% at 210 nm and 90.08% at 254 nm. MS(ESI+): m/z=379.3 (M+H)⁺. And the analytical data of1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-propyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-olare shown below. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.08 (s, 1H), 9.11 (s,1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.62 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.77 (s, 1H), 4.21 (s, 1H),3.86 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.55 (s, 1H), 2.45 (s, 2H), 2.25 (d, J=12.0 Hz,2H), 2.22 (s, 1H), 1.97 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.78-1.72 (m, 4H), 1.62 (s,2H), 1.36 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H), 0.89 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H) ppm. HPLC purity:90.3% at 254 nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=379.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 13:1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-isopropyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-oland1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-isopropyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compounds were prepared by following the experimentalprocedures in Example 8 above. The analytical data of1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-isopropyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-olare shown as following. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.17 (s, 1H), 9.13(s, 1H), 8.40 (br s, 1H), 7.66 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (s, 1H),4.74-4.71 (m, 1H), 3.79 (br s, 1H), 3.67 (s, 1H), 2.39 (s, 2H), 2.32 (d,J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 2.06 (s, 2H), 2.00 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 2H), 1.79 (d, J=10.8Hz, 2H), 1.66 (s, 2H), 1.38-1.32 (m, 2H), 1.24 (s, 6H) ppm. HPLC purity:91.68% at 210 nm and 94.44% at 254 nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=379.2 (M+H)⁺. Andthe analytical data of1-((1R,2r,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-isopropyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-olare shown below. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.13 (s, 1H), 9.12 (s,1H), 8.36 (br s, 1H), 7.63 (t, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 6.78 (t, J=1.6 Hz, 1H),4.76-4.68 (m, 1H), 3.70 (br s, 1H), 3.58 (s, 1H), 2.45 (s, 2H),2.30-2.20 (m, 4H), 2.10 (s, 1H), 1.98 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.76 (d,J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 1.64 (s, 2H), 1.41-1.35 (m, 2H), 1.34 (s, 6H) ppm. HPLCpurity: 95.94% at 210 nm and 96.23% at 254 nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=379.2(M+H)⁺.

Example 14:(1s,3R,4s,5S,7s)-4-(7,7-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-ol

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin Example 8 above. The analytical data of this compound are shown asfollows. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.19 (s, 1H), 8.80 (s, 1H),7.69-7.65 (m, 1H), 6.80-6.72 (m, 1H), 4.40-4.10 (m, 3H), 3.69 & 3.60(two s, 1H), 2.50-2.40 (m, 2H), 2.35-2.20 (m, 4H), 2.15-2.10 (m, 2H),2.10-1.95 (m, 2H), 1.85-1.75 (m, 2H), 1.70-1.60 (m, 2H), 1.51 & 1.49(two s, 6H), 1.45-1.35 (m, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 99.00% at 210 nm and99.46% at 254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=405.0 (M+H)⁺.

Example 15:(1s,3R,4s,5S,7s)-4-(8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-oland(1s,3R,4r,5S,7s)-4-(8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-ol

The title compounds were prepared by following the experimentalprocedures in Example 8 above. The analytical data of(1s,3R,4s,5S,7s)-4-(8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-olare shown as following. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.16 (s, 1H), 8.81(s, 1H), 7.66 (s, 1H), 6.78 (s, 1H), 4.25 (s, 1H), 4.17 (t, J=4.8 Hz,2H), 3.95 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.57 (s, 1H), 2.46 (s, 2H), 2.26-2.17 (m,5H), 1.97 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.75 (d, J=12 Hz, 2H), 1.62 (s, 2H), 1.36(d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 98.72% at 210 nm and 99.71% at 254nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=377.0 (M+H)⁺. And the analytical data of(1s,3R,4r,5S,7s)-4-(8,9-dihydro-1H,7H-pyrrolo[3″,2″:5′,6′]pyrido[3′,4′:4,5][1,2,3]diazaborinino[3,2-b][1,3,2]oxazaborinin-4-yl)adamantan-1-olare shown below. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.17 (s, 1H), 8.81 (s,1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 6.72 (s, 1H), 4.48 (s, 1H), 4.16 (s, 2H), 3.94 (s,2H), 3.65 (s, 1H), 2.41 (s, 2H), 2.28 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 2.17 (s, 2H),2.04-1.97 (m, 3H), 1.78 (d, J=10.8 Hz, 2H), 1.65 (s, 2H), 1.35 (d,J=11.2 Hz, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 96.71% at 210 nm and 99.01% at 254 nm.MS (ESI+): m/z=377.0 (M+H)⁺.

Example 16:1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-methyl-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin Example 8 above. The analytical data of this compound are shown asfollowing. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.13 (s, 1H), 9.10 (s, 1H), 8.43(s, 1H), 7.66-7.63 (m, 1H), 6.77 & 6.71 (two s, 1H), 3.59-3.51 (m, 4H),2.39 (s, 2H), 2.22 (d, J=12.0 Hz, 2H), 2.05-1.94 (m, 3H), 1.80-1.70 (m,2H), 1.62 (d, J=14.2 Hz, 2H), 1.33 (t, J=12.0 Hz, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity:97.93% at 210 nm and 99.57% at 254 nm. MS (ESI): m/z=351.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 17:N-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

The title compounds were prepared by using the scheme and followingprocedures shown below:

To a solution of (1r,4r)-4-(Methoxycarbonyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylicacid (20 g, 108 mmol) in THF (120 mL) was added BH₃ complex solution(1.0 Min THF, 130 mL) dropwise at −20° C. under argon gas atmosphereover a period of 1 hour. The mixture was stirred at −10° C. for 1 hour.To the reaction mixture was added water (160 mL) under ice-cooling andthe mixture was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed withsaturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated invacuo to give methyl (1r,4r)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate,which was used in the next step directly (20 g, crude) as an oil. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ 3.67 (s, 3H), 3.46 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.35-2.18 (m,1H), 2.12-1.96 (m, 2H), 1.96-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.61-1.33 (m, 4H), 1.08-0.85(m, 2H) ppm. To a solution of methyl(1r,4r)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (6.0 g, 35 mmol) andCBr₄ (23.2 g, 70 mmol) in DCM (50 mL) was added PPh₃(9.2 g, 35 mmol, in50 mL DCM) dropwise at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at roomtemperature overnight. It was concentrated and purified by silicachromatography to give the product methyl(1r,4r)-4-(bromomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (3.8 g, yield 47%) as acolorless oil. LC-MS: (M+H)⁺: m/z=235.0 and 237.0. To a solution ofmethyl (1r,4r)-4-(bromomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (3.7 g, 15.7mmol) in i-PrOH (15 mL) were added Na₂SO₃(2.6 g, 20.4 mmol) and KI (200mg, 1.2 mmol) in water (20 mL) at room temperature. The mixture washeated to 100° C. overnight and then monitored by LCMS. After thereaction was completed, it was evaporated and then dried by azeotropicdistillation with toluene to give the product,((1r,4r)-4-(methoxycarbonyl)cyclohexyl)methanesulfonic acid salt, as awhite solid (6.3 g), which was used in the next step without furtherpurification. MS (ESI−): m/z=235.1 (M−1)⁻. This compound (6.3 g, crude)and a drop of DMF were suspended in DCM (35 mL) and cooled with anice-bath. SOCl₂ (3.5 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred atrt for 20 min and heated to 50° C. overnight. It was monitored by LCMS.Solid was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue wasdissolved in DCM (30 mL) and concentrated to remove the excess of SOCl₂.The residue (5.0 g, a yellow oil), methyl(1r,4r)-4-((chlorosulfonyl)methyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate, was used inthe next step without further purification. To a solution of methyl(1r,4r)-4-((chlorosulfonyl)methyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (5.0 g,about 10 mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added Et₃N (2.0 g, 20.0 mmol). Themixture was cooled with an ice-water bath. Then,N-methyl-1-phenylmethanamine (1.5 g, 12 mmol) in THF (8 mL) was addeddropwise, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2h. It wasmonitored by TLC (PE/EA=5:1) and LCMS, quenched by water and extractedwith EtOAc. The organic layer was concentrated and purified by silicachromatography to give methyl (1r,4r)-4-((N-benzyl-N-methylsulfamoyl)methyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate asan off-white solid (3.0 g, 80% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ7.40-7.28 (m, 5H), 4.32 (s, 2H), 3.67 (s, 3H), 2.81 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 2H),2.76 (s, 3H), 2.31-2.19 (m, 1H), 2.16-1.94 (m, 5H), 1.55-1.40 (m, 2H),1.20-1.03 (m, 2H) ppm. To a solution of methyl(1r,4r)-4-((N-benzyl-N-methylsulfamoyl)methyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate(3.0 g, 8.8 mmol) in THF (20 mL), cooled with an ice-bath, was addedLiAlH₄(501 mg, 13.2 mmol) in portions. The resulting mixture was warmedto rt and stirred at that temperature for 1.5 h. It was monitored byLCMS and TLC, and quenched with 2 mL water. Na₂SO₄ was added andfiltered through a pad of Celite. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuoto giveN-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide(2.5 g, 83%) as a white solid, which was used in the next step withoutfurther purification. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ 7.41-7.28 (m, 5H), 4.32(s, 2H), 3.47 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.82 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.76 (s, 3H),2.14-2.03 (m, 2H), 2.03-1.91 (m, 1H), 1.85 (d, J=12.5 Hz, 2H), 1.54-1.39(m, 1H), 1.33 (s, 1H), 1.21-0.93 (m, 4H) ppm. To a solution ofN-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide(2.5 g, 7.3 mmol) in DCM (25 mL) was added Dess-Martin reagent (5.0 g,12 mmol) in portions at 0° C. It was then slowly warmed to rt andstirred at rt for 30 min. TLC showed no starting material left. Thereaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (25 mL) and filtered through apad of Celite. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo under reducepressure to dryness. The residue was purified by column chromatography(5%-10% EtOAc in petroleum) to give the desired aldehydeN-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-formylcyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide (2.0g, 82%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ 9.62 (s, 1H),7.40-7.29 (m, 5H), 4.32 (s, 2H), 2.83 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.77 (s, 3H),2.25-2.12 (m, 3H), 2.09-1.94 (m, 4H), 1.43-1.29 (m, 2H), 1.23-1.09 (m,2H) ppm. To a solution of5-bromo-4-iodo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (1.33 g,3 mmol) in THF (30 mL) was added i-PrMgCl—LiCl (3 mL, 3.9 mmol, 1M inTHF) at −35° C. under N₂ atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at −35°C. for 1 h. A solution ofN-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-formylcyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide (1.0g, 3 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was added to the mixture, and the resultingmixture was stirred at −35° C. for another 1 h. It was allowed to warmto 0° C., quenched with H₂O, dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and evaporatedunder reduce pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography(0%-30% EtOAc in petroleum) to giveN-benzyl-1-((1R,4r)-4-((R)-(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)(hydroxy)methyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide(1.0 g, yield 34%) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃): δ 8.26 (s,1H), 7.38-7.29 (m, 5H), 7.28 (d, J=3.5 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (t, J=4.0 Hz, 1H),5.30 (s, 2H), 5.07 (dd, J=7.0, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.30 (s, 2H), 2.82-2.75 (m,3H), 2.74 (s, 3H), 2.20 (d, J=3.8 Hz, 1H), 2.11 (d, J=11.2 Hz, 2H),2.02-1.92 (m, 3H), 1.10 (t, J=11.2 Hz, 18H), 1.08-0.80 (m, 4H) ppm. To asolution ofN-benzyl-1-((1R,4r)-4-((R)-(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)(hydroxy)methyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide(830 mg, 1.25 mmol) in DCM (25 mL) was added Dess-Martin reagent (795mg, 1.87 mmol) in portions at 0° C. It was then slowly warmed to rt andstirred at rt for 30 min. TLC showed no starting material left. Thereaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (25 mL) and filtered through apad of Celite. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure todryness. The residue was purified by column chromatography (5%-10% EtOAcin petroleum) to giveN-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-(5-bromo-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide(750 mg, 82%) as a white solid. To a solution of this ketone compound(750 mg, 1.1 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (5 mL) were added KOAc (323 mg, 3.3mmol), bis(pinacolato)diborane (558 mg, 2.2 mmol) and Pd(dppf)Cl₂ DCM(180 mg, 0.22 mmol) under nitrogen. The mixture was heated at 100° C.for 5 h and then cooled to room temperature. The solids were filteredoff, and the solvent was removed. The crude product was purified bycolumn chromatography (PE/EA=10:1 to 1:1) to affordN-benzyl-N-methyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclohexyl)methanesulfonamide(650 mg, crude). To a solution of this boron ketone (650 mg, crude) inEtOH (5 mL) at rt was added hydrazine hydrate (0.1 mL), and then it wasstirred at rt for 30 min. 6N HCl (0.5 mL) was added to the mixture. Theresulting mixture was stirred at rt for another 30 min and LCMSindicated the reaction was completed. It was concentrated in vacuo todryness and neutralized by hydrazine hydrate to pH=7-8. The residue waspurified by prep-HPLC (0.1% TFA in water and MeCN) to afford the desiredfinal productN-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethane-sulfonamide(10 mg) as a light yellow solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.16 (s,1H), 10.06 (d, J=3.5 Hz, 1H), 9.05 (s, 1H), 8.20 (br s, 1H), 7.73-7.59(m, 1H), 7.44-7.28 (m, 5H), 6.82 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 4.31 (s, 2H), 3.37(t, J=11.3 Hz, 1H), 3.20-3.05 (m, 2H), 2.70 (s, 2H), 2.13-2.05 (m, 3H),1.97-1.72 (m, 3H), 1.68-1.35 (m, 3H) ppm. HPLC purity: 94.12% at 210 nmand 98.68% at 254 nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=466.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 18:N-benzyl-1-((1r,4r)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin the Example above (in Example 17). The analytical data of thiscompound are shown as follows. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.14 (s,1H), 9.12 (s, 1H), 8.39 (br s, 1H), 7.66 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.30(m, 6H), 6.79 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 4.32 (s, 2H), 3.54 (s, 3H), 3.36 (t,J=11.6 Hz, 1H), 3.12 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.71 (s, 3H), 2.19-2.05 (m, 3H),1.74-1.51 (m, 2H), 1.53-1.33 (m, 2H), 1.33-1.17 (m, 2H) ppm. HPLCpurity: 93.34% at 210 nm and 94.25% at 254 nm. MS: m/z=480.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 19:1-((1r,4r)-4-(4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by adapting the experimental proceduresin the Example above (in Example 17). The analytical data of thiscompound are shown as follows. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.12 (s,1H), 10.03 (s, 1H), 9.04 (s, 1H), 8.06 (s, 1H), 7.65 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H),6.90 (q, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 3.40-3.30 (m, 1H), 3.00(d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.60 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 3H), 2.15-2.02 (m, 4H), 2.00-1.85(m, 1H), 1.65-1.50 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.35 (m, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 93.94%at 210 nm and 98.49% at 254 nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=376.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 20:1-((1r,4r)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methyl-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by adapting the experimental proceduresin the Example above (in Example 17). The analytical data of thiscompound are shown as follows. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.12 (s,1H), 9.11 (s, 1H), 8.37 (s, 1H), 7.65-7.63 (m, 1H), 6.90 (q, J=4.8 Hz,1H), 6.81-6.78 (m, 1H), 3.56 (s, 3H), 3.01 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.60 (d,J=5.2 Hz, 3H), 2.15-2.02 (m, 3H), 2.00-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.70-1.55 (m, 2H),1.50-1.35 (m, 2H) ppm. HPLC purity: 97.76% at 210 nm and 98.28% at 254nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=390.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 21:1-((1r,4r)-4-(3-ethyl-4-hydroxy-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by adapting the experimental proceduresin the Example above (in Example 17). The analytical data of thiscompound are shown as follows. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆): δ 12.11 (s,1H), 9.11 (s, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 7.65-7.63 (m, 1H), 6.91-6.87 (m, 1H),6.79-6.78 (m, 1H), 3.88 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.45-3.30 (m, 1H), 3.01 (d,J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.60 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 3H), 2.15-2.02 (m, 4H), 2.00-1.80 (m,1H), 1.70-1.55 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.35 (m, 2H), 1.28 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) ppm.HPLC purity: 96.08% at 210 nm and 95.99% at 254 nm. MS (ESI+): m/z=404.2(M+H)⁺.

General Procedure A:

To a mixture of9-(3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(1 eq) and TEA (1 eq) in THF (1 mL) sulfonyl chloride (2 eq) was addedin one portion at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C.for 1 h. Water was then added, and the reaction mixture was extractedwith EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine, driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give aresidue, which was purified by prep-TLC to give the desired racemicsulfonamide mixture or purified by pre-HPLC to give the correspondingcis and trans isomers.

Synthesis of9-(3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

Preparation of (4-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane

To a solution of 4-chloro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (10 g, 65.54 mmol, 1eq) in DMF (200 mL), NaH (3.93 g, 98.31 mmol, 60% purity, 1.5 eq) wasadded in portions at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 30 min. Then, TIPSCl (25.27 g, 131.08 mmol, 28.05 mL, 2 eq) wasadded dropwise at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and the resulting mixturewas heated to 70° C. for 12 h. The reaction mixture was quenched byadding saturated aq. NH₄Cl (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (100 mL×2), driedover Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give aresidue, which was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleumether/Ethyl acetate=20/1 to 10/1) to give(4-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (19 g, 61.50mmol, 93.84% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 8.05 (d,J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 6.57 (d,J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 1.79-1.73 (m, 3H), 1.03 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of 4-chloro-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-ol

To a solution of(4-chloropyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2 g, 6.47mmol, 1 eq) in THF (40 mL), s-BuLi (1.3 M, 10.96 mL, 2.2 eq) was addeddropwise at −78° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minunder a N₂ atmosphere. Then camphorsulfonyloxaziridine (2.15 g, 9.39mmol, 1.45 eq) was added to the mixture at −78° C. under a N₂atmosphere, and the reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 h. Thereaction was quenched by adding saturated aq. NH₄Cl (50 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (100 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue, which was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 5/1) to give4-chloro-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-ol (0.9 g, 2.77mmol, 42.78% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 7.99 (s,1H), 7.24 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.46 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 5.04 (s, 1H),1.77-1.70 (m, 3H), 1.03 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Methyl(4-chloro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane

To a mixture of 4-chloro-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-ol(3 g, 9.23 mmol, 1 eq) and DIEA (1.19 g, 9.23 mmol, 1.61 mL, 1 eq) inTHF (6 mL)/MeOH (2 mL), TMSCHN₂ (2 M, 9.23 mL, 2 eq) was added dropwiseat 25° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and the mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 12 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with H₂O (150 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (20 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue, which was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=15/1 to 5/1) to give(4-chloro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2.8g, 8.26 mmol, 89.47% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ7.98 (s, 1H), 7.25 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.51 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.92 (s,3H), 1.79-1.72 (m, 3H), 1.04 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of 4-iodo-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine

To a mixture of(4-chloro-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (5.3g, 15.64 mmol, 1 eq) and acetyl chloride (3.68 g, 46.91 mmol, 3.35 mL, 3eq) in CH₃CN (20 mL), NaI (23.44 g, 156.37 mmol, 10 eq) was added in oneportion at 25° C. under a N₂ atmosphere. The mixture was stirred at 80°C. for 3 h. The reaction was quenched by adding 2N aq. K₂CO₃ (50 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (20 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was dissolved in THF (50mL) and 2 N aq. NaOH (10 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at 25°C. for 1 h. H₂O (50 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, and theaqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (20 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which waspurified by trituration with MTBE (50 mL) to give4-iodo-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (3.5 g, 12.77 mmol, 81.67%yield) as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.82 (s, 1H),7.97 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.16 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 3.90 (s,3H).

Preparation of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane

To a solution of 4-iodo-5-methoxy-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (5 g, 18.24mmol, 1 eq) in THF (200 mL), NaH (1.61 g, 40.14 mmol, 60% purity, 2.2eq) was added portionwise at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at 0° C.for 30 min. TIPSCl (5.28 g, 27.37 mmol, 5.86 mL, 1.5 eq) was addeddropwise to the mixture at 0° C. and then heated to 70° C. for 12 h. Thereaction mixture was quenched by adding saturated aq. NH₄Cl (50 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (20 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (100 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to give a residue, which was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=20/1 to 10/1) togive (4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane(6 g, 13.94 mmol, 76.41% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz)δ 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.28 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.33 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.91 (s,3H), 1.78-1.72 (m, 3H), 1.04 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-[hydroxy-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2 g,4.65 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (30 mL), i-PrMgCl (2 M, 5.81 mL, 2.5 eq) wasadded dropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C.for 30 min under a N₂ atmosphere. Then, tert-butylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (1.53 g, 5.11mmol, 1.1 eq) was added in one portion, and the mixture was stirred at0° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated aq.NH₄Cl (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (50 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which waspurified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=10/1 to 3/1) to give tert-butylN-[3-[hydroxy-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(1.8 g, 3.57 mmol, 76.90% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.59 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H),4.96 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.66-4.64 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 2.47-2.41 (m,2H), 2.40-2.39 (m, 1H), 1.81-1.71 (m, 5H), 1.35 (s, 9H), 1.03 (d, J=7.6Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[3-[hydroxy-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(1.8 g, 3.57 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (40 mL), DMP (1.82 g, 4.29 mmol, 1.33mL, 1.2 eq) was added portionwise at 25° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, andthe mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h. H₂O (50 mL) was added and thereaction mixture was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (50 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue,which was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=10/1 to 5/1) to give tert-butylN-[3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl]carbamate (1.5 g, 2.99 mmol, 83.67% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR(CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 8.04 (s, 1H), 7.32 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (d, J=3.6Hz, 1H), 4.11-4.07 (m, 1H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 3.64-3.61 (m, 1H), 2.57-2.55(m, 2H), 2.13-2.08 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.71 (m, 3H), 1.36 (s, 9H), 1.03 (d,J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of LDA (2 M, 6.98 mL, 7 eq) andN′-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N,N,N′-trimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (460.71mg, 2.66 mmol, 555.08 uL, 4 eq) in THF (10 mL), a solution of4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(2.67 g, 9.97 mmol, 5 eq) in THF (10 mL) was added dropwise at 0° C.,and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 min. Then, tert-butylN-[3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclobutyl]carbamate (1 g, 1.99 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (10 mL) was added tothe mixture dropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at0° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched by adding sat. aq.NH₄Cl (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (30 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (30 mL×2), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which waspurified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=12/1 to 8/1) to give tert-butylN-[3-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(0.95 g, 1.52 mmol, 76.18% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.12 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.22 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H),5.61 (s, 1H), 4.63-4.62 (m, 1H), 4.53-4.38 (m, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H),2.47-2.45 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.20 (m, 2H), 1.81-1.73 (m, 5H), 1.36 (s, 9H),1.05 (s, 18H).

Preparation of9-((1s,3s)-3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[3-[(E)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate(0.9 g, 1.44 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (10 mL), BBr₃ (1.08 g, 4.32 mmol, 415.77uL, 3 eq) was added in one portion at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, andthe resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. Then, the reactionmixture was quenched by adding H₂O (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (10mL×3) to remove impurities. The aqueous layer was directly freeze-driedto give9-((1s,3s)-3-aminocyclobutyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (0.5 g, crude) as a white solid, which was used in thenext step. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.56 (d, J=3.2 Hz,1H), 6.89 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.27 (s, 1H), 4.20-4.01 (m, 1H), 3.89-3.85(m, 2H), 2.64-2.62 (m, 1H), 2.17-2.08 (m, 2H).

Synthesis of Intermediate Tert-ButylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate

Preparation of Ethyl 3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate

To a mixture of ethyl 3-oxocyclobutanecarboxylate (25 g, 175.87 mmol, 1eq) and AcOH (15.84 g, 263.80 mmol, 15.09 mL, 1.5 eq) in THF (500 mL),N-benzyl-1-phenyl-methanamine (52.04 g, 263.80 mmol, 50.53 mL, 1.5 eq)was added in one portion at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirredat 0° C. for 1 h. Then, NaBH(OAc)₃ (55.91 g, 263.80 mmol, 1.5 eq) wasadded to the reaction in portions at 0° C., and the resulting mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 14 h. The solvent was removed under reducedpressure, and the pH of the mixture was adjusted to 9 by addingsaturated aq. Na₂CO₃. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (500 mL×3).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (500 mL×2), driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressureto give a residue, which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography(ISCO®; 330 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0-10% Ethylacetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give ethyl3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate (150 g, 463.78 mmol, 65.93%yield) as a colorless oil.

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 7.32-7.26 (m, 8H), 7.24-7.22 (m, 2H), 4.13 (q,J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.51 (s, 4H), 3.14-3.09 (m, 1H), 2.67-2.62 (m, 1H),2.23-2.14 (m, 4H), 1.23 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of Ethyl 3-aminocyclobutanecarboxylate

To a solution of ethyl 3-(dibenzylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate (59 g,182.42 mmol, 1 eq) in EtOH (1000 mL) and H₂O (60 mL), AcOH (10.95 g,182.42 mmol, 10.43 mL, 1 eq) was added along with Pd/C (20 g, 182.42mmol, 10% purity). The suspension was degassed in vacuo and purged withH₂ three times. The mixture was stirred under a H₂ atmosphere (45 psi)at 25° C. for 16 h. Then, the reaction mixture was filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue, 4 N HCl/EtOAc (300mL) was added and a white solid precipitated. The white solid wascollected by filtration and dried in vacuo to give ethyl3-aminocyclobutanecarboxylate (48 g, 267.19 mmol, 73.24% yield, HCl) asa white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 8.46 (br, 3H), 4.05 (q, J=6.8Hz, 2H), 3.59-3.55 (m, 1H), 2.96-2.92 (m, 1H), 2.42-2.38 (m, 2H),2.32-2.26 (m, 2H), 1.19-1.15 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H)

Preparation of Ethyl 3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate

To a mixture of ethyl 3-aminocyclobutanecarboxylate (24 g, 133.60 mmol,1 eq, HCl) and TEA (40.56 g, 400.79 mmol, 55.79 mL, 3 eq) in THF (300mL), (Boc)₂O (43.74 g, 200.40 mmol, 46.04 mL, 1.5 eq) was added dropwiseat 25° C. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 12 h under a N₂atmosphere. Then, the reaction mixture was poured into saturated aq.NaHCO₃ (200 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (200 mL×3). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (200 mL×2), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which waspurified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 330 g SepaFlash®Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0-10% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give ethyl3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate (50 g, 205.51 mmol,76.91% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 4.86 (br, 1H),4.14-4.09 (m, 3H), 2.78-2.69 (m, 1H), 2.59-2.57 (m, 2H), 2.11-2.04 (m,2H), 1.42 (s, 9H), 1.24 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-[3-[methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate

To a mixture of ethyl 3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)cyclobutanecarboxylate(25 g, 102.75 mmol, 1 eq) and N-methoxymethanamine (20.05 g, 205.51mmol, 2 eq, HCl) in THF (250 mL), i-PrMgCl (2 M, 205.51 mL, 4 eq) wasadded dropwise at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h. Thereaction mixture was poured into saturated aq. NH₄Cl (250 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (200 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (200 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue, which waspurified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 330 g SepaFlash®Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0-30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give tert-butylN-[3-[methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate (44 g, 170.34 mmol,82.88% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 5.03 (br, 1H),4.20-4.00 (m, 1H), 3.63 (s, 3H), 3.16-3.15 (m, 4H), 2.51-2.49 (m, 2H),2.15-2.07 (m, 2H), 1.41 (s, 9H).

Preparation of Tert-Butyl N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butylN-[3-[methoxy(methyl)carbamoyl]cyclobutyl]carbamate (15 g, 58.07 mmol, 1eq) in THF (150 mL), LiAlH₄ (2.64 g, 69.68 mmol, 1.2 eq) was added inportions at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h and quenchedby adding Na₂SO₄.10H₂O (50 g) while stirring. The resulting mixture wasfiltered through a pad of celite to remove the insoluble impurities. Thefiltrate was washed with HCl 50 mL (1 N), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue,which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 330 gSepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0-30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give tert-butylN-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (9 g, 45.17 mmol, 38.89% yield) as awhite solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 9.69 (s, 1H), 4.72 (br. s, 1H),4.19-4.11 (m, 1H), 2.92-2.86 (m, 1H), 2.58-2.53 (m, 2H), 2.11-2.03 (m,2H), 1.44 (s, 9H).

Preparation of Tert-ButylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate

To a mixture of tert-butyl N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (9 g, 45.17mmol, 1 eq) in MeCN (90 mL), TEA (13.71 g, 135.51 mmol, 18.86 mL, 3 eq),DMAP (2.76 g, 22.59 mmol, 0.5 eq) and Boc₂O (14.79 g, 67.76 mmol, 15.57mL, 1.5 eq) were added in one portion at 25° C. The resulting mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 16 h. Then, the mixture was poured into H₂O(100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (100 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue,which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 120 gSepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0-30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give tert-butylN-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N-(3-formylcyclobutyl)carbamate (4 g, 13.36 mmol,29.58% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 9.68 (s, 1H),4.48-4.38 (m, 1H), 2.83-2.81 (m, 1H), 2.58-2.49 (m, 4H), 1.51 (s, 18H).

Preparation ofN-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

This substance (yield: 9.04%, a white solid) was prepared as a racemicmixture by following General Procedure A. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ11.81 (s, 1H), 8.93 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.45 (d, J=8.4Hz, 1H), 6.93 (s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H), 3.97-3.96 (m, 1H), 3.70-3.69 (m,1H), 2.97-2.95 (m, 2H), 2.93-2.73 (m, 2H), 2.02-2.00 (m, 2H), 1.69-1.66(m, 2H), 0.98 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₆H₂₀BN₃O₄S361.13. m/z found 362.1 [M+H]⁺. Purity by HPLC: 92.73% (220 nm), 96.17%(254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide andN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide

The title compounds were prepared by following General Procedure A,which was purified by prep-HPLC (column: Nano-micro Kromasil C18 100*30mm 8 um; mobile phase: [water (0.1% TFA)-ACN]; B %: 15%-35%, 10 min) togiveN-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide (yield: 5.68%, a white solid) andN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide (yield: 7.1%, a white solid).

N-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide: ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.82 (s, 1H), 8.88(br. s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 6.66(s, 1H), 6.41 (s, 1H), 3.95-3.88 (m, 1H), 3.86-3.82 (m, 2H), 2.63-2.60(m, 3H), 2.58-2.47 (m, 1H), 0.93-0.89 (m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₆H₁₈BN₃O₄S 359.11. m/z found 361.0 [M+H]⁺. Purity by HPLC: 95.41% (220nm), 95.07% (254 nm).

N-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanesulfonamide: ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.80 (s, 1H), 8.26(s, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (s, 1H), 6.24 (s,1H), 4.02-3.99 (m, 1H), 3.73-3.71 (m, 2H), 2.76-2.75 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.20(m, 1H), 2.07-2.04 (m, 1H), 0.95-0.93 (m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₆H₁₈BN₃O₄S 359.11. m/z found 361.0 [M+H]⁺. Purity by HPLC: 94.92% (220nm), 92.89% (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)ethanesulfonamideandN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)ethanesulfonamide

The title compounds were prepared by following General Procedure A.N-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)ethanesulfonamide (yield: 2.69%): ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆+D20,400 MHz) δ 8.27(s, 1H), 7.56 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.64 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.41 (s, 1H),3.92-3.91 (m, 1H), 3.82-3.80 (m, 1H), 2.97-2.87 (m, 4H), 2.06-1.98 (m,2H), 1.18 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₅H₁₈BN₃O₄S347.11. m/z found 348.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 92.87% (220 nm), 92.85% (254 nm).

N-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)ethanesulfonamide(yield: 5.14%): ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.80 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H),7.56 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H),6.23 (s, 1H), 4.00-3.94 (m, 1H), 3.60-3.70 (m, 1H), 2.99-2.89 (m, 2H),2.74-2.72 (m, 2H), 2.06-1.98 (m, 2H), 1.19 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI):mass calcd. For C₁₅H₁₈BN₃O₄S 347.11. m/z found 348.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC:92.08% (220 nm), 91.79% (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide andN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide

The title compounds were prepared by following General Procedure A,which were purified by prep-HPLC (column: Phenomenex Synergi C18150*25*10 um; mobile phase: [water (0.1% TFA)-ACN]; B %: 25%-41%, 8min).

N-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide (yield: 2.1%): ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆+D20,400 MHz) δ 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.52 (d, J=3.8 Hz, 1H), 6.61(d, J=3.8 Hz, 1H), 6.38 (s, 1H), 3.78-3.87 (m, 1H), 3.74-3.77 (m, 1H),2.85-2.89 (m, 2H), 1.81-1.79 (m, 1H), 1.65-1.56 (m, 3H), 1.50-1.40 (m,1H), 0.88-0.84 (m, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₆H₂₀BN₃O₄S 361.13.m/z found 362.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 94.36% (220 nm), 86.74% (254 nm).

N-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)propane-1-sulfonamide(Yield: 20.7%): ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.80 (s, 1H), 8.89 (br,1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.57 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.92(s, 1H), 6.23 (s, 1H), 4.01-3.94 (m, 1H), 3.71-3.67 (m, 1H), 2.96-2.92(m, 2H), 2.75-2.73 (m, 2H), 2.05-1.98 (m, 2H), 1.70-1.65 (m, 2H), 0.97(t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₆H₂₀BN₃O₄S 361.13. m/zfound 362.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 99.97% (220 nm), 100% (254 nm).

Preparation of4-fluoro-N-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)benzenesulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following General Procedure A as awhite solid, yield: 7.82%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.77 (s, 1H),8.22 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.90-7.86 (m, 2H), 7.54-7.52 (m,1H), 7.43 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.81 (s, 1H), 6.09 (s, 1H), 3.93-3.91 (m,1H), 2.43-2.41 (m, 3H), 1.81-1.76 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₉H₁₇BFN₃O₄S 413.10. m/z found 414.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 75.39% (220 nm),92.97% (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)butane-1-sulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following General Procedure A, yield:5.9%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.78 (s, 1H), 8.93 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s,1H), 7.56 (s, 1H), 7.43 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.91 (s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H),3.97-3.96 (m, 1H), 3.68-3.67 (m, 1H), 2.97-2.93 (m, 2H), 2.74-2.72 (m,2H), 2.02-2.00 (m, 2H), 1.65-1.63 (m, 2H), 1.41-1.35 (m, 2H), 0.88 (t,J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₇H₂₂BN₃O₄S 375.14. m/z found376.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 88.14% (220 nm), n/a (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)-3-methoxypropane-1-sulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following General Procedure A, yield:6.1%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.78 (s, 1H), 8.92 (br, 1H), 8.24 (s,1H), 7.56 (s, 1H), 7.48 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H),3.99-3.95 (m, 1H), 3.69-3.67 (m, 1H), 3.41-3.38 (m, 2H), 3.21 (s, 3H),2.99 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 2.74-2.72 (m, 2H), 2.02-2.00 (m, 2H), 1.89-1.85(m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₇H₂₂BN₃O₄S 391.14. m/z found 392.0[M+H]⁺. HPLC: 82.46% (220 nm), 71.61% (254 nm).

Preparation of1-cyclobutyl-N-((cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-b]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)methanesulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following General Procedure A, yield:5.7%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.81 (s, 1H), 8.94 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s,1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.41 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H),3.99-3.95 (m, 1H), 3.69-3.67 (m, 1H), 3.68 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.73-2.72(m, 2H), 2.10-2.00 (m, 5H), 1.84-1.79 (m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₈H₂₂BN₃O₄S 387.14. m/z found 388.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 87.51% (220 nm),96.59% (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)-3-methylbutane-1-sulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following General Procedure A, yield:7.2%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.78 (s, 1H), 8.90 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s,1H), 7.56 (s, 1H), 7.44 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H),4.56 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.99-3.97 (m, 1H), 3.69-3.67 (m, 1H), 2.97-2.93(m, 2H), 2.74-2.72 (m, 2H), 2.03-2.02 (m, 2H), 1.67-1.63 (m, 2H), 0.88(d, J=6.4 Hz, 6H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₈H₂₄BN₃O₄S 389.16. m/zfound 390.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 91.94% (220 nm), 77.19% (254 nm).

Preparation of2-cyclopropyl-N-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)ethane-1-sulfonamide

The title compound was prepared by following General Procedure A, yield:13.6%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.69 (s, 1H), 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.16 (s,1H), 7.48 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.14(s, 1H), 3.94-3.89 (m, 1H), 3.63-3.59 (m, 1H), 2.97-2.93 (m, 2H),2.66-2.64 (m, 2H), 1.92-1.90 (m, 1H), 1.48-1.46 (m, 2H), 1.29-1.27 (m,1H), 0.74-0.73 (m, 1H), 0.36-0.33 (m, 2H), 0.02-0.01 (m, 2H). MS (ESI):mass calcd. For C₁₈H₂₂BN₃O₄S 387.14. m/z found 388.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC:89.42% (220 nm), 84.39% (254 nm).

Preparation of4-fluoro-N-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)benzenesulfonamideand4-fluoro-N-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)benzenesulfonamide

The title compounds were prepared by following General Procedure A.4-fluoro-N-(trans-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)benzenesulfonamide (yield: 5.8%): ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.83 (s,1H), 8.30 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.88-7.84 (m, 2H), 7.53 (t,J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (t, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 6.53 (s, 1H), 6.27 (s, 1H),3.95-3.84 (m, 1H), 3.76-3.70 (m, 1H), 2.37-2.30 (m, 2H), 2.21-2.16 (m,2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₉H₁₇BFN₃O₄S 413.10. m/z found 414.1[M+H]⁺. HPLC: 88.30% (220 nm), 97.09% (254 nm).

4-fluoro-N-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)benzenesulfonamide(yield: 14.4%): ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.80 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H),8.06 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.92-7.88 (m, 2H), 7.55 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.45(t, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.11 (s, 1H), 3.97-3.91 (m, 1H),3.59-3.58 (m, 1H), 2.45-2.43 (m, 2H), 1.86-1.78 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): masscalcd. For C₁₉H₁₇BFN₃O₄S 413.10. m/z found 414.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 99.31%(220 nm), 99.44% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-bromoadamantan-2-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

Preparation of 5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantan-2-one

To a mixture of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (25.3 g, 300.81 mmol, 27.50 mL, 5eq) in DCM (100 mL), TsOH (104 mg, 602 μmol, 0.01 eq) and5-hydroxyadamantan-2-one (10.0 g, 60.16 mmol, 1 eq) were added at 0° C.The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 h. H₂O (100mL) was added to quench the reaction, which was extracted with DCM (80mL×2). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (100 mL×2),dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to givea residue. The obtained crude product was purified by flash silica gelchromatography (ISCO®; 120 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of30˜45% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantan-2-one (13.0 g, 51.93 mmol, 86.32%yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 4.86-4.84 (m, 1H),3.97-3.92 (m, 1H), 3.48-3.44 (m, 1H), 2.63-2.61 (m, 2H), 2.33-2.31 (m,1H), 2.12-1.95 (m, 14H), 1.54-1.52 (m, 2H).

Preparation of 5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantane-2-carbonitrile

To a mixture of 5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantan-2-one (13.0 g, 51.93mmol, 1 eq) and 1-(isocyanomethylsulfonyl)-4-methyl-benzene (15.2 g,77.90 mmol, 1.5 eq) in DME (90 mL), t-BuOK (17.5 g, 155.79 mmol, 3 eq)and MeOH (7.49 g, 233.69 mmol, 9.50 mL, 4.50 eq) were added in oneportion at room temperature. The resulting mixture was stirred at 40° C.for 10 h. Then, H₂O (50 mL) was added into the reaction mixture, whichwas extracted with EtOAc (70 mL×2). The combined organic layers werewashed with brine (70 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which was purified by flashsilica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 80 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column,Eluent of 30˜40% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100 mL/min) toget 5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantane-2-carbonitrile (6.00 g, 22.96mmol, 44.21% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 4.89-4.83(m, 1H), 3.99-3.92 (m, 1H), 3.49-3.44 (m, 1H), 2.83-2.77 (m, 1H),2.41-2.40 (m, 2H), 2.30-2.20 (m, 2H), 2.19-2.17 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.85 (m,7H), 1.55-1.53 (m, 3H), 1.52-1.50 (m, 4H).

Preparation of 5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantane-2-carbaldehyde

To a mixture of 5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantane-2-carbonitrile (6.00g, 22.96 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (60 mL), DIBAL-H (1 M, 45.90 mL, 2 eq) wasadded dropwise at −78° C. under N₂. The resulting mixture was stirred at0° C. for 2 h. The reaction was then quenched by adding Na₂SO₄.10H₂O (30g). The reaction mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentratedin vacuo to give a residue. The residue was purified by flash silica gelchromatography (ISCO®; 80 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of25˜30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 120 mL/min) to give5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantane-2-carbaldehyde (4.80 g, 18.16 mmol,79.09% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 9.72 (m, 1H),4.87-4.78 (m, 1H), 3.95-3.91 (m, 1H), 3.46-3.42 (m, 1H), 2.65-2.60 (m,2H), 2.30-2.25 (m, 1H), 2.13-2.05 (m, 1H), 1.86-1.49 (m, 16H).

Preparation of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)methanol

To a mixture of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2.00g, 4.65 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (40 mL), i-PrMgCl (2 M, 3.00 mL, 1.3 eq) wasadded dropwise at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and the resulting mixturewas stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. Then,5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxyadamantane-2-carbaldehyde (1.47 g, 5.58 mmol,1.2 eq) was added at 0° C., and the reaction mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 1 hour. The reaction was quenched by adding sat.aq NH₄Cl(10 mL), and the resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (20 mL×2).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (15 mL×2), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue.The obtained residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 6/1) to give(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)methanol(2.80 g, crude) as a colorless oil, which was used directly in the nextstep.

Preparation of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)methanone

To a mixture of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)methanol(2.80 g, 4.92 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (15 mL), Dess-Martin (3.13 g, 7.38mmol, 2.29 mL, 1.5 eq) was added in one portion at 0° C. The mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 2 h. Then, H₂O (10 mL) was added intothe reaction mixture, which was extracted with EtOAc (10 mL×2). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL×2), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue.The obtained residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=8/1 to 6/1) to give(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)methanone(1.10 g, 1.94 mmol, 39.43% yield) as a yellow gum. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400MHz) δ 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.56 (dd, J=10.4, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.51 (dd, J=9.2, 3.6Hz, 1H), 4.89-4.75 (m, 2H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 3.80-3.78 (m, 2H), 1.82-1.38(m, 22H), 0.97 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation oftriisopropyl-[5-methoxy-4-[(E)-1-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl]silane

To a mixture ofN′[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N,N,N′-trimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (122 mg,706 μmol, 4 eq) and LDA (2 M, 620 uL, 7 eq) in THF (5 mL),4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(473 mg, 1.76 mmol, 10 eq) was added at 0° C. and stirred for 10 min. Asolution of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)methanone(100 mg, 176 μmol, 1 eq) in THF (5 mL) was then added into the reactionmixture dropwise at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 50 min. The reaction was quenched with sat.aq NH₄Cl (5mL), which was extracted with EtOAc (5 mL×2). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (5 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue. The obtainedresidue was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 4 gSepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 10˜18% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 36 mL/min) to givetriisopropyl-[5-methoxy-4-[(E)-1-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-211)vinyl]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl]silane(100 mg, 145 μmol, 82.05% yield) as a yellow gum. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 6.41 (dd, J=10.8, 3.2 Hz, 1H), 5.85(s, 1H), 4.83 (m, 1H), 3.97-3.86 (m, 5H), 3.44-3.43 (m, 2H), 3.03-2.88(m, 1H), 2.14-1.45 (m, 20H), 1.25 (s, 12H), 1.14 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of9-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-bromoadamantan-2-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture oftriisopropyl-[5-methoxy-4-[(E)-1-(5-tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy-2-adamantyl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl]silane(120 mg, 174 μmol, 1 eq) in DCM (3 mL), BBr₃ (305 mg, 1.22 mmol, 120 uL,7 eq) was added in one portion at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere. Theresulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. The reaction was thenquenched by adding H₂O (3 mL), which was extracted with EtOAc (3 mL×2).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (3 mL×2), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue.The obtained residue was purified by prep-HPLC (column: Phenomenex LunaC18 100*30 mm*5 um; mobile phase: [water (0.1% TFA)-ACN]; B %: 45%-75%,10 min) to give9-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-bromoadamantan-2-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol(6 mg, 14 μmol, 7.89% yield, 91.20% purity) as a white solid. ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.81-11.79 (m, 1H), 8.71 (br, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H),7.58-7.55 (m, 1H), 6.66-6.61 (m, 1H), 6.40 (s, 1H), 3.68-3.52 (m, 1H),2.67 (m, 1H), 2.35-2.32 (m, 2H), 2.22-2.21 (m, 2H), 1.95-1.92 (m, 2H),1.52-1.51 (m, 4H), 1.20-1.15 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₉H₂₀BBrN₂O₂ 398.08. m/z found 399.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 91.2% (220 nm),77.93% (254 nm).

Preparation of 9-(cis-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2] oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo [2,3-b] pyridin-7(3H)-ol

Preparation of Key Intermediatecis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-piperidine-3-carbaldehyde

Preparation of3-bromo-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-pyridin-1-ium

To a mixture of 3-bromo-4-methyl-pyridine (25.0 g, 145 mmol, 16.1 mL, 1eq) in toluene (300 mL), 1-(chloromethyl)-4-methoxy-benzene (25.0 g, 160mmol, 21.8 mL, 1.1 eq) and KI (2.41 g, 14.5 mmol, 0.1 eq) were added atroom temperature under a N₂ atmosphere. The resulting mixture was heatedto 110° C. and stirred for 24 h. The reaction mixture was thenconcentrated in vacuo to give3-bromo-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-pyridin-1-ium (80.0 g,crude) as a brown solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 9.71 (s, 1H), 9.15(dd, J=6.4, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.15 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H),6.99 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 5.75 (s, 2H), 3.75 (s, 3H), 2.59 (s, 3H).

Preparation of5-bromo-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine

To a solution of3-bromo-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-pyridin-1-ium (80.0 g, 273mmol, 1 eq) in MeOH (500 mL), NaBH₄ (15.5 g, 409 mmol, 1.5 eq) was addedportionwise at 0° C. over a 1 h period, and the resulting mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for additional half hour. Then, H₂O (500 mL) was addedto this reaction mixture at 0° C. and was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h. Thesolvent was removed in vacuo, and the remaining aqueous phase wasextracted with EtOAc (200 mL×3). The combined organic phases were washedwith brine (100 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated vacuo to yield a residue. The residue was purified bycolumn chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 5/1)to give5-bromo-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine(50.0 g, 169 mmol, 61.86% yield) as a green oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz)δ 7.27 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.90 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 3.85 (s, 3H), 3.57 (s,2H), 3.24 (s, 2H), 2.65 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 2.50-2.20 (m, 2H), 1.84 (s,3H).

Preparation of1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-5-carbaldehyde

To a mixture of5-bromo-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine(20.0 g, 67.5 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (200 mL), n-BuLi (2.5 M, 54.0 mL, 2 eq)was added dropwise at −60° C. over a 1 h period, and the resultingmixture was stirred at −60° C. for an additional half hour. Then, DMF(169 mmol, 13.0 mL, 2.5 eq) was added into the reaction mixture dropwiseat −60° C. and stirred for 1 h. The reaction mixture was quenched byadding sat. aq. NH₄Cl (300 mL) at 0° C., diluted with EtOAc (50 mL), andextracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (80 mL×3), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue. The residue was purified byflash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 220 g SepaFlash® Silica FlashColumn, Eluent of 0-57% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100mL/min) to give1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-5-carbaldehyde(10.0 g, 40.8 mmol, 60.37% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 10.07 (s, 1H), 7.25 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.86 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H),3.81 (m, 3H), 3.57 (s, 2H), 3.16 (s, 2H), 2.51 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H),2.40-2.25 (m, 2H), 2.16 (s, 3H).

Preparation of(3R,4R)-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-piperidine-3-carbaldehyde

To a solution of1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-5-carbaldehyde(5.00 g, 20.4 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (200 mL), Pd/C (1.28 g, 1.02 mmol, 10%purity, 0.05 eq) was added at 25° C. under N₂ atmosphere. The reactionmixture was stirred at 25° C. under H₂ (45 psi) atmosphere for 6 h. Thereaction mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated underreduced pressure to give a residue. The residue was purified by flashsilica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 120 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column,Eluent of 0-30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 80 mL/min) togive cis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-piperidine-3-carbaldehyde(6.50 g, 26.3 mmol, 64.47% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 9.66 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.86 (d, J=8.4Hz, 2H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 3.46 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 2H), 2.92-2.80 (m, 1H),2.81-2.78 (m, 1H), 2.26-2.20 (m, 1H), 2.06-2.00 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.65 (m,2H), 1.40-1.31 (m, 1H), 1.02 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of[cis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol

To a mixture of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (10.0g, 23.2 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (90 mL), i-PrMgCl (2 M, 29.0 mL, 2.5 eq) wasadded dropwise at 0° C. over half an hour under a N₂ atmosphere. Theresulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. Then, a solution ofcis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-piperidine-3-carbaldehyde (7.47g, 30.2 mmol, 1.3 eq) in THF (30 mL) was added into the reaction mixturedropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for1.5 h. The reaction was quenched by adding sat. aq. NH₄Cl (150 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (80 mL×3). The combined organic phases were washedwith brine (60 mL×3), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated invacuo to give[cis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol(16.0 g, crude) as a yellow oil, which was used in the next stepdirectly without purification.

Preparation of[cis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone

To a mixture of[cis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol(8.00 g, 9.42 mmol, 65% purity, 1 eq) in DCM (100 mL), Dess-Martinreagent (4.80 g, 11.3 mmol, 1.2 eq) was added at 0° C., and theresulting mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h. The reaction was thenquenched by adding H₂O (150 mL), which was then extracted with DCM (80mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (60 mL×3),dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to givea residue. The obtained residue was purified by flash silica gelchromatography (ISCO®; 120 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of0-30% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give[cis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone(7.50 g, 13.6 mmol, 72.38% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.08 (s, 1H), 7.38 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H, 1H),8.87 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.70 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.81 (s,3H), 3.69-3.70 (m, 1H), 3.62-3.56 (m, 1H), 3.41-3.38 (m, 1H), 3.24-3.21(m, 1H), 2.33-2.23 (m, 2H), 1.85-1.74 (m, 4H), 1.69-1.58 (m, 1H),1.12-1.10 (m, 19H), 1.08-1.04 (m, 1H), 0.90 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of 1-chloroethylcis-3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of[cis-1-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone(2.50 g, 4.55 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (50 mL), TEA (36.4 mmol, 5.10 mL, 8 eq)and 1-chloroethyl carbonochloridate (2.60 g, 18.2 mmol, 4 eq) were addedat 0° C. sequentially, and the resulting reaction was stirred at 25° C.for 2 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo to give1-chloroethylcis-3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate(8.00 g, crude) as brown oil, which was used directly in the next stepwithout purification.

Preparation of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-[cis-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]methanone

A solution of 1-chloroethylcis-3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate (4.00 g, 7.46mmol, 1 eq) in MeOH (50 mL) was heated to 70° C. and stirred at thattemperature for 2 h. Then, the reaction mixture was concentrated invacuo to give(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-yl)-[cis-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]methanone(7.00 g, crude), which was used directly in next step withoutpurification.

Preparation of Tert-Butyl cis-3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-[cis-4-methyl-3-piperidyl]methanone(3.50 g, 7.51 mmol, 1 eq), TEA (18.8 mmol, 2.60 mL, 2.5 eq) and DMAP(0.459 g, 3.75 mmol, 0.5 eq) in MeOH (50 mL), Boc₂O (4.10 g, 18.8 mmol,4.30 mL, 2.5 eq) was added dropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixturewas stirred at 25° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was then filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 120 gSepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0-10% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 100 mL/min) to give tert-butylcis-3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate (6.00 g, 11.3mmol, 75.42% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 8.14 (s,1H), 7.38 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.70 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.03 (s, 3H),3.35-3.15 (m, 2H), 2.82-2.76 (m, 1H), 2.20-2.05 (m, 1H), 1.86-1.78 (m,3H), 1.74-1.67 (m, 1H), 1.50-1.40 (m, 11H), 1.26-1.21 (m, 1H), 1.12-1.10(m, 18H), 0.91 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of Tert-Butylcis-3-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of LDA (2 M, 17.0 mL, 3 eq) in THF (60 mL),N′-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N,N,N′-trimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (3.93 g,22.7 mmol, 4.70 mL, 2 eq) and a solution of4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(9.10 g, 34.0 mmol, 3 eq) in THF (20 mL) were added dropwise in sequenceat 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere. The resulting mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 20 min. Then, a solution of tert-butylcis-3-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate(6.00 g, 11.3 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (20 mL) was added into this mixturedropwise at 0° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 40 min.The reaction was quenched by adding sat. aq. NH₄Cl (150 mL), andextracted with EtOAc (60 mL×3). The combined organic phases were washedwith brine (40 mL×3), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue. The residue was purified byflash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 120 g SepaFlash® Silica FlashColumn, Eluent of 0-8% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 100mL/min) to givetert-butyl(3S,4R)-3-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate(8.00 g, crude) as a yellow oil.

Preparation of 9-(cis-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2] oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo [2,3-b] pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of tert-butylcis-3-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]-4-methyl-piperidine-1-carboxylate(8.00 g, 12.24 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (80 mL), BBr₃ (9.20 g, 36.7 mmol, 3.50mL, 3 eq) was added dropwise at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and theresulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. The reaction wasquenched by adding H₂O (40 mL) slowly, and the solvent was removed invacuo to yield an aqueous solution. The solution was directlyfreeze-dried to give a yellow residue, and the residue was trituratedwith THF (40 mL) to give 9-(cis-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (4.40 g, crude, HBr salt) as ayellow solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.97 (s, 1H), 9.11 (s, 1H),8.94 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 7.66-7.64 (m, 1H), 7.20 (s, 1H), 6.43 (s,1H), 3.63-3.62 (m, 1H), 3.15-3.12 (m, 2H), 2.98-2.95 (m, 1H), 2.13-2.09(m, 2H), 1.99-1.96 (m, 1H), 1.70-1.67 (m, 1H), 0.79 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H).MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₅H₁₉BClN₃O₂ 319.13. m/z found 284.2 [M+H]⁺.HPLC: 96.11% (220 nm), 99.53% (254 nm).

Preparation of3-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-3-oxopropanenitrile

A mixture of 2-cyanoacetic acid (56 mg, 659 μmol, 1.2 eq) and HATU (250mg, 659 μmol, 1.2 eq) in DMF (1 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 20 min.Then, TEA (166 mg, 1.65 mmol, 3 eq) and9-(cis-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (200 mg, 549 μmol, 1eq, HBr) were added into the reaction mixture at room temperature undera N₂ atmosphere. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperaturefor 40 min. Then reaction was quenched by adding H₂O (5 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (10 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue. The residue was purified byprep-HPLC (column: Phenomenex Gemini-NX C18 75*30 mm*3 um; mobile phase:[water (0.1% TFA)-ACN]; B %: 5%-40%, 8 min) to give3-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-3-oxopropanenitrile(59 mg, 168.49 μmol, 30.67% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆,400 MHz) δ 11.88 (s, 1H), 8.94 (s, 1H), 88.22 (s, 1H), 7.61-7.57 (m,1H), 6.91-6.76 (m, 1H), 6.34 (s, 1H), 4.63-4.60 (m, 1H), 4.21-4.06 (m,2H), 3.80-3.76 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.17 (m, 3H), 2.08-2.01 (m, 1H), 1.88-1.84(m, 1H), 1.52-1.46 (m, 1H), 0.79 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): masscalcd. For C₁₈H₁₉BN₄O₃ 350.16. m/z found 351.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 100% (220nm), 100% (254 nm).

Preparation of Tert-Butylcis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidine-1-carboxylate

To a solution of9-(cis-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (250 mg, 687 μmol, 1 eq, HBr) in THF (5 mL), TEA (2.06mmol, 287 uL, 3 eq) and Boc₂O (300 mg, 1.37 mmol, 316 uL, 2 eq) wereadded at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 0.5h. The reaction mixture was then concentrated in vacuo to give aresidue, which was purified by prep-HPLC (column: Phenomenex Gemini-NXC18 75*30 mm*3 um; mobile phase: [water (10 mM NH₄HCO₃)-ACN]; B %:25%-45%, 6 min) to give tert-butyl3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidine-1-carboxylate(33 mg, 81.3 μmol, 11.84% yield, 94.41% purity) as a white solid. ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.88 (s, 1H), 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.58 (s,1H), 6.78 (s, 1H), 6.28 (s, 1H), 4.26-4.23 (m, 1H), 4.17-4.06 (m, 1H),3.17-3.09 (m, 1H), 3.00-2.73 (m, 1H), 2.67-2.59 (m, 1H), 2.07-2.02 (m,1H), 1.86-1.79 (m, 1H), 1.36 (s, 9H), 1.30-1.24 (m, 1H), 0.79 (d, J=6.4Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₂₀H₂₆BN₃O₄ 383.20. m/z found 384.2[M+H]⁺. HPLC: 94.41% (220 nm), 96.48% (254 nm).

Preparation of1-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one

To a solution of9-(cis-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(250 mg, 687 μmol, 1 eq, HBr) and butyric acid (121 mg, 1.37 mmol, 126uL, 2 eq) in THF (5 mL), TEA (2.06 mmol, 287 uL, 3 eq) was added at 0°C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 min. Then, T₃P(2.06 mmol, 1.20 mL, 50% purity, 3 eq) was added into the above mixturedropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1h. The reaction was quenched by H₂O (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (8mL×3). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (5 mL×3),dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to givea residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC (column: Waters XbridgePrep OBD C18 150*40 mm*10 um; mobile phase: [water (10 mM NH₄HCO₃)-ACN];B %: 25%-50%, 8 min) to give1-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one(14 mg, 36.0 μmol, 5.24% yield, 90.78% purity) as a white solid. ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆, T=273+80K, 400 MHz) δ 11.67 (s, 1H), 8.68 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s,1H), 7.57-7.44 (m 1H), 6.79 (s, 1H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 4.74-4.04 (m, 1H),3.33-3.17 (m, 1H), 2.69-2.64 (m, 1H), 2.33-2.24 (m, 2H), 2.11-2.03 (m,1H), 1.93-1.86 (m, 1H), 1.64-1.46 (m, 2H), 1.41-1.14 (m, 2H), 0.99-0.82(m, 7H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₉H₂₄BN₃O₃ 353.19. m/z found 352.1[M−H]⁻. HPLC: 90.78% (220 nm), 94.68% (254 nm).

Preparation ofcis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)(phenyl)methanone

This substance was prepared using the same procedure employed forpreparation of1-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one.Yield: 15.7%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, T=273+80K, 400 MHz) δ 11.62 (s, 1H), 8.69(s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.52-7.38 (m, 6H), 6.77 (s, 1H), 6.35 (s, 1H),4.33-4.09 (m, 1H), 3.40-3.25 (m, 1H), 3.20-3.16 (m, 1H), 2.94-2.82 (m,1H), 2.58-2.55 (m, 1H), 2.20-2.06 (m, 1H), 1.89-1.86 (m, 1H), 1.53-1.42(m, 1H), 0.83 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₂₂H₂₂BN₃O₃387.18. m/z found 386.1 [M−H]⁻. HPLC: 94.50% (220 nm), 95.55% (254 nm).

Preparation ofcis-N-ethyl-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidine-1-carboxamide

To a solution of9-(cis-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (500 mg, 1.37 mmol, 1 eq, HBr) and TEA (4.12mmol, 574 uL, 3 eq) in THF (6 mL), isocyanatoethane (195 mg, 2.75 mmol,217 uL, 2 eq) was added at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirredat 25° C. for 1 h. The reaction was quenched by adding H₂O (10 mL) andextracted with EtOAc (8 mL×3). The combined organic layers were washedwith brine (5 mL×3), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which was purified by prep-HPLC(column: Welch Xtimate C18 250*70 mm #10 um; mobile phase: [water (10 mMNH₄HCO₃)-ACN]; B %: 15%-35%, 30 min) to givecis-N-ethyl-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidine-1-carboxamide(65 mg, 179 μmol, 13.00% yield, 97.33% purity) as a white solid. ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.85 (s, 1H), 8.90 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.55 (t,J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.20 (s, 1H), 6.46 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 6.28 (s, 1H), 4.23(d, J=13.2 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (d, J=13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.18-3.14 (m, 1H),3.10-3.00 (m, 2H), 2.81 (t, J=12.0 Hz, 1H), 2.54-2.52 (m, 1H), 2.03-1.92(m, 1H), 1.79 (d, J=10.0 Hz, 1H), 1.35-1.24 (m, 1H), 0.99 (t, J=6.80 Hz,3H), 0.76 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₈H₂₃BN₄O₃354.19. m/z found 355.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 97.33% (220 nm), 93.56% (254 nm).

Preparation of1-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)ethanone

To a solution of AcOH (2.75 mmol, 160 uL, 2 eq) in NMP (2 mL), HATU (783mg, 2.06 mmol, 1.5 eq) was added at 25° C., and the reaction mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 10 min. Then, a solution of9-((3S,4R)-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(500 mg, 1.37 mmol, 1 eq, HBr) and DIEA (4.12 mmol, 718 uL, 3 eq) in NMP(4 mL) was added into the reaction mixture dropwise at 0° C., and theresulting mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h. The reaction wasquenched by adding H₂O (0.1 mL), and the solvent was removed in vacuo togive a residue. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC (column: KromasilC18 (250*50 mm*10 um); mobile phase: [water (10 mM NH₄HCO₃)-ACN]; B %:15%-45%, 10 min) to give1-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)ethanone(35.9 mg, 110 μmol, 8.04% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆,T=273+80K, 400 MHz) δ 11.67 (br, 1H), 8.73 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.5(br, 1H), 6.81 (s, 1H), 6.33 (s, 1H), 4.79-4.67 (m, 1H), 3.97-3.93 (m,1H), 3.35-3.24 (m, 1H), 2.99-2.67 (s, 1H), 2.45-2.43 (m, 1H), 2.13-1.87(m, 5H), 1.42-1.33 (m, 1H), 0.83 (br, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₇H₂₀BN₃O₃ 325.16. m/z found 326.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 98.87% (220 nm),99.81% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-(5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol

Preparation of9-(5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-(triisopropylsilyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d] pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of9-(5-bromoadamantan-2-yl)-3-(triisopropylsilyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (500 mg, 900 μmol, 1 eq) in H₂O (3 mL),THF (1.5 mL), and MeCN (3 mL), Ag₂O (312 mg, 1.35 mmol, 1.5 eq) wasadded in portions at 90° C. The resulting mixture was stirred at 90° C.for 2 h. The reaction mixture was then cooled to 25° C. and filtered,and the filtrate was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue. The residue was triturated withMeCN (3 mL), dried in vacuo to give9-(5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-(triisopropylsilyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol(0.26 g, 528 μmol, 58.64% yield) as a yellow solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.92-8.89 (m, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.61-7.57 (m, 1H), 6.84-6.76 (m,1H), 6.53 (s, 1H), 6.46-6.44 (m, 1H), 4.54-4.41 (m, 1H), 3.45-3.37 (m,1H), 2.50-2.48 (m, 1H), 2.07-2.01 (m, 1H), 1.80-1.72 (m, 7H), 1.63-1.61(m, 3H), 1.45-1.39 (m, 3H), 1.06 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of9-(5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of9-(5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3-(triisopropylsilyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (200 mg, 406 μmol, 1 eq) in THF (3 mL),TBAF (110 mg, 406 μmol, 1 eq) was added in one portion at 0° C., and theresulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h. The reaction wasquenched with H₂O (3 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 mL×2). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (3 mL×2), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by Prep-TLC (SiO₂, DCM:MeOH=20:1) to give the crudeproduct. The crude product was further purified by Prep-HPLC (column:Waters Xbridge BEH C18 100*30 mm*10 um; mobile phase: [water (10 mMNH₄HCO₃)-ACN]; B %: 15%-45%, 8 min) to give9-(5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(10 mg, 28 μmol, 3.44% yield, 93.83% purity) as a white solid. ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.76 (br, 1H), 8.87 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H),7.57-7.54 (m, 1H), 6.66-6.60 (m, 1H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 4.39 (s, 1H),3.45-3.35 (m, 1H), 2.50-2.48 (m, 1H), 2.29-2.21 (m, 1H), 2.02-1.94 (m,3H), 1.79-1.76 (m, 4H), 1.65-1.63 (m, 2H), 1.46-1.34 (m, 2H). MS (ESI):mass calcd. For C₁₉H₂₁BN₂O₃ 336.19. m/z found 335.1 [M−H]⁻. HPLC: 93.83%(220 nm), 98.06% (254 nm).

Preparation of1-(trans-4-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

Preparation of Trans-Methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate

To a mixture of trans-4-(methoxycarbonyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid(40.0 g, 214.82 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (200 mL), BH₃-Me₂S (10 M, 32.20 mL,1.5 eq) was added dropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 4 h under a N₂ atmosphere. The reaction wasquenched by adding HCl (200 mL, 2 M in H₂O) at 0° C. and extracted withEtOAc (200 mL×2). The combined organic layers were washed with brine(200 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated invacuo to give trans-methyl 4-(hydroxymethyl) cyclohexanecarboxylate(31.0 g, 180.00 mmol, 83.79% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 3.68 (s, 3H), 3.46 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.28-2.19 (m, 1H),2.04-1.96 (m, 2H), 1.92-1.87 (m, 2H), 1.50-1.39 (m, 3H), 1.05-0.97 (m,2H).

Preparation of Methyl Trans-Methyl 4-((tosyloxy)methyl)

To a solution of methyl trans-methyl4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (30.0 g, 174.19 mmol, 1 eq) inDCM (300 mL), 4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride (34.9 g, 182.90 mmol,1.05 eq), DMAP (6.4 g, 52.26 mmol, 0.3 eq) and pyridine (16.5 g, 209.03mmol, 16.80 mL, 1.2 eq) were added in sequence at 0° C. The resultingmixture was stirred at 20° C. for 12 h. The reaction was quenched byadding sat. NH₄Cl (300 mL) at 0° C. and extracted with DCM (100 mL×3).The combined organic layers were washed with brine (300 mL×2), driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give aresidue. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=1/0 to 10/1) to give methyl trans-methyl4-((tosyloxy)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (38.0 g, 116.42 mmol, 66.83%yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 7.79 (d, J=8.0 Hz,2H), 7.35 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.83 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.66 (s, 3H), 2.46(s, 3H), 2.25-2.16 (m, 1H), 2.03-1.98 (m, 2H), 1.81-1.76 (m, 2H),1.71-1.61 (m, 1H), 1.42-1.37 (m, 2H), 1.03-0.96 (m, 2H).

Preparation of Trans-Methyl 4-((acetylthio)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate

A solution of methyl (1 r,4r)-methyl4-((tosyloxy)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (38.0 g, 116.42 mmol, 1 eq)and acetylsulfanylpotassium (26.6 g, 232.84 mmol, 2 eq) in DMF (250 mL)was stirred at 100° C. for 3 h. The reaction mixture was quenched bysat. NH₄Cl (300 mL) at 0° C. and extracted with EtOAc (200 mL×3). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (300 mL×5), dried overNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give methyl trans-methyl4-((acetylthio)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (21.0 g, 91.18 mmol, 78.32%yield) as a yellow gum. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 3.66 (s, 3H), 2.80 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.33 (s, 3H), 2.23-2.17 (m, 1H), 2.05-1.97 (m, 2H),1.91-1.86 (m, 2H), 1.46-1.37 (m, 3H), 1.04-0.98 (m, 2H).

Preparation of Trans-Methyl4-((chlorosulfonyl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate

To a solution of methyl trans-methyl4-((acetylthio)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (10.0 g, 43.42 mmol, 1 eq)in MeCN (100 mL) and HCl (2 M, 32.60 mL, 1.5 eq), NCS (23.2 g, 173.67mmol, 4 eq) was added in portions, and the resulting mixture was stirredat 0° C. for 2 h. The reaction was quenched by adding H₂O (100 mL) at 0°C. and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL×3). The combined organic layers werewashed with brine (100 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give methyl trans-methyl4-((chlorosulfonyl)methyl) cyclohexanecarboxylate (8.00 g, 31.41 mmol,72.33% yield) as a yellow gum. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 3.68 (s, 3H),3.64 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.29-2.15 (m, 2H), 2.14-2.04 (m, 4H), 1.56-1.50(m, 2H), 1.26-1.18 (m, 2H).

Preparation of Trans-Methyl4-((N-methylsulfamoyl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate

To a solution of trans-methyl4-((chlorosulfonyl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (5.00 g, 19.63 mmol, 1eq) in DCM (50 mL), DIEA (5.10 g, 39.26 mmol, 6.80 mL, 2 eq) and MeNH₂(2 M, 10.80 mL, 1.1 eq) were added dropwise at 0° C. and stirred at 20°C. for 4 h. The reaction mixture was quenched by adding sat. NH₄Cl (50mL) at 0° C. and extracted with DCM (50 mL×3). The combined organiclayers were washed with brine (100 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give trans-methyl4-((N-methylsulfamoyl)methyl) cyclohexanecarboxylate (3.90 g, 15.64mmol, 79.69% yield) as a yellow gum. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 4.23 (q,J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 3.67 (s, 3H), 2.92 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.81 (d, J=5.2 Hz,3H), 2.29-2.21 (m, 1H), 2.14-2.00 (m, 4H), 2.00-1.91 (m, 1H), 1.55-1.45(m, 2H), 1.17-1.08 (m, 2H).

Preparation of1-(trans-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

To a mixture of methyl trans-methyl4-((N-methylsulfamoyl)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxylate (5.00 g, 20.05 mmol,1 eq) in THF (50 mL), DIBAL-H (1 M, 40.10 mL, 2 eq) was added dropwiseat 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 h undera N₂ atmosphere. The reaction was quenched with Na₂SO₄.10H₂O (30 g) andfiltered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuum to give1-(trans-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide (3.00g, 13.56 mmol, 67.59% yield) as a yellow gum. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ4.18 (q, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 3.46 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.92 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H),2.81 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 3H), 2.11-2.04 (m, 2H), 1.97-1.90 (m, 1H), 1.90-1.81(m, 2H), 1.51-1.42 (m, 1H), 1.20-0.97 (m, 4H).

Preparation of 1-(trans-4-formylcyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

To a mixture of1-(trans-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide (2.00g, 9.04 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (30 mL), PCC (3.90 g, 18.07 mmol, 2 eq) wasadded in portions at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 20°C. for 4 h under a N₂ atmosphere. The reaction mixture was purifieddirectly by silica gel chromatography (Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=20/1 to 3/1) to give1-((1r,4r)-4-formylcyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide (1.20 g, 5.47mmol, 60.55% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 9.62 (d,J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (q, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 2.94 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.81 (d,J=3.2 Hz, 3H), 2.17-1.98 (m, 6H), 1.37-1.32 (m, 2H), 1.19-1.14 (m, 2H).

Preparation of Tert-Butyl((trans-4-formylcyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl) Carbamate

To a mixture of 1-(trans-4-formylcyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide(1.20 g, 5.47 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (30 mL), Boc₂O (2.40 g, 10.94 mmol,2.50 mL, 2 eq), DMAP (200 mg, 1.64 mmol, 0.3 eq) and TEA (1.40 g, 13.68mmol, 1.90 mL, 2.5 eq) were added in sequence at 0° C., and theresulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 h under a N₂ atmosphere.The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, whichwas purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=20/1 to 10/1) to give tert-butyl((trans-4-formylcyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate (1.00 g,3.13 mmol, 57.21% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ9.63 (s, 1H), 3.39 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.20 (s, 3H), 2.25-2.17 (m, 1H),2.15-2.03 (m, 4H), 2.00-1.92 (m, 1H), 1.54 (s, 9H), 1.39-1.33 (m, 2H),1.23-1.16 (m, 2H).

Preparation of Tert-Butyl((trans-4-(hydroxy(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (1.10g, 2.56 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (15 mL), i-PrMgCl (2 M, 1.70 mL, 1.3 eq) wasadded at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred for 1 h. Then,tert-Butyl ((trans-4-formylcyclohexyl)methyl) sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate(980 mg, 3.07 mmol, 1.2 eq) was added at 0° C., and the reaction mixturewas stirred at 20° C. for 1 h. The reaction was quenched by adding sat.NH₄Cl (20 mL) at 0° C. and extracted with EtOAc (20 mL×2). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (20 mL×2), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residuewas purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=1/0 to 3/1) to givetert-butyl((trans-4-(hydroxy(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate(850 mg, 1.36 mmol, 53.31% yield) as a colorless oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.04 (s, 1H), 7.28 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.56 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H),4.83 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (s, 3H), 3.36-3.28 (m, 2H), 3.18 (s, 3H),2.30-2.22 (m, 1H), 2.07-2.02 (m, 1H), 1.90-1.75 (m, 5H), 1.52 (s, 9H),1.40-1.30 (m, 2H), 1.12 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 18H), 1.10-0.95 (m, 2H), 0.95-0.85(m, 2H).

Preparation of Tert-Butyl((trans-4-(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of tert-butyl tert-butyl((trans-4-(hydroxy(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate(850 mg, 1.36 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (20 mL), DMP (693 mg, 1.63 mmol, 506.13uL, 1.2 eq) was added at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirredfor 1 h. The reaction was quenched by adding sat. NH₄Cl (20 mL) at 0° C.and extracted with DCM (20 mL×2). The combined organic layers werewashed with brine (20 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which was purified by columnchromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=1/0 to 3/1) to givetert-butyl((trans-4-(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate(720 mg, 1.16 mmol, 84.98% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.12 (s, 1H), 7.37 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.60 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H),3.97 (s, 3H), 3.39 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.20 (s, 3H), 3.19-3.16 (m, 1H),2.15-2.05 (m, 4H), 2.05-1.95 (m, 1H), 1.85-1.78 (m, 3H), 1.55 (s, 9H),1.60-1.50 (m, 2H), 1.22-1.17 (m, 2H), 1.12 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H).

Preparation of Tert-Butyl((trans-4-((Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate

To a solution of LDA (2 M, 0.90 mL, 2.5 eq) in THF (5 mL), a solution of4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(233 mg, 868.30 μmol, 1.2 eq) andN′-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N,N,N′-trimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (188 mg,1.09 mmol, 0.230 uL, 1.5 eq) in THF (5 mL) was added dropwise at 0° C.,and the resulting mixture was stirred for 10 min. Then, a solution oftert-butyl((trans-4-(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate (450 mg, 723.59 μmol, 1 eq) in THF (5 mL) wasadded to the above mixture dropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixturewas stirred for additional 1 h. The reaction was quenched by adding sat.NH₄Cl (15 mL) at 0° C. and extracted with EtOAc (15 mL×2). The combinedorganic layers were washed with brine (15 mL×2), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which waspurified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=1/0 to 3/1) to give tert-butyl((trans-4-((Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-211)vinyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate(290 mg, 233.28 μmol, 32.24% yield, 60% purity) as a white solid.

Preparation of1-(trans-4-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

To a solution of tert-butyl((trans-4-((Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)sulfonyl(methyl)carbamate (290 mg, 233.28 μmol, 60% purity, 1 eq) in DCM (5 mL),BBr₃ (292 mg, 1.17 mmol, 120 uL, 5 eq) was added at 0° C., and theresulting mixture was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was quenched by H₂O(10 mL) at 0° C. and extracted with DCM (10 mL×2). The combined organiclayers were washed with sat. NaHCO₃ (10 mL×2), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which waspurified by prep-HPLC (column: Phenomenex Luna C18 150*30 mm*5 um;mobile phase: [water (0.1% TFA)-ACN]; B %: 30%-38%, 8 min). The productafter freeze-drying was further purified by removing TFA residue to give1-(trans-4-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclohexyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide (82mg, 218.52 μmol, 93.67% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400MHz) δ 11.85 (s, 1H), 8.85 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.59 (t, J=2.8 Hz,1H), 6.91 (q, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 6.67 (s, 1H), 6.20 (s, 1H), 3.20-3.12 (m,1H), 3.10 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.59 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 3H), 2.15-2.03 (m, 4H),2.03-1.93 (m, 1H), 1.47-1.38 (m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₇H₂₂BN₃O₄S 375.14. m/z found 376.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 99.34% (220 nm),99.48% (254 nm).

Preparation of1-ethyl-3-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)urea

This substance was prepared by following General Procedure A. Yield:96.53%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.80 (s, 1H), 8.94 (br, 1H), 8.27(s, 1H), 7.58-7.56 (m, 1H), 6.89 (s, 1H), 6.24 (s, 1H), 6.15-5.69 (m,1H), 4.25-4.14 (m, 1H), 3.69-3.67 (m, 1H), 3.01 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H),2.66-2.60 (m, 1H), 2.42-2.38 (m, 2H), 1.87 (q, J=10.0 Hz, 1H), 0.99 (t,J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₆H₁₉BN₄O₃ 326.16. m/z found327.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 96.53% (220 nm), 100% (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide

This substance was prepared by following General Procedure A. Yield:36.54%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.81 (s, 1H), 8.93 (br, 1H), 8.34(d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.26 (S, 1H), 7.58 (s, 1H), 6.92 (S, 1H), 6.26 (S,1H), 4.47-4.41 (m, 1H), 4.32-3.99 (m, 1H), 2.70-2.68 (m, 1H), 2.39-2.32(m, 1H), 1.99-1.95 (m, 2H), 1.57-1.44 (m, 1H), 0.68-0.64 (m, 4H). MS(ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₇H₁₈BN₃O₃ 323.14. m/z found 324.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC:97.11% (220 nm), 96.26% (254 nm).

Preparation of Tert-Butyl(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)carbamate

This substance was prepared by following General Procedure A. Yield:43.09%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.76 (s, 1H), 8.88 (s, 1H), 8.24(s, 1H), 7.55 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (s, 1H),6.22 (s, 1H), 4.14-4.10 (m, 1H), 3.69-3.67 (m, 1H), 2.64-2.60 (m, 2H),1.97-1.95 (m, 2H), 1.39 (s, 9H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₈H₂₂BN₃O₄355.17. m/z found 356.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 92.71% (220 nm), 96.26% (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)benzenesulfonamide

This substance was prepared by following General Procedure A. Yield:68.88%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.82 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 8.02(d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 7.85-7.84 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.60 (m, 3H), 7.55-7.53 (m,1H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.12 (s, 1H), 3.97-3.88 (m, 1H), 3.66-3.60 (m, 1H),2.43-2.41 (m, 2H), 1.85-1.78 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₉H₁₈BN₃O₄S 395.11. m/z found 396.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 98.81% (220 nm),96.01% (254 nm).

Preparation ofN-(cis-3-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-9-yl)cyclobutyl)-1-phenylmethanesulfonamide

This substance was prepared by following General Procedure A. Yield:43.98%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.84 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.60(t, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.40-7.34 (m, 5H), 6.89 (s,1H), 6.21 (s, 1H), 4.32 (s, 2H), 3.98-3.95 (m, 1H), 3.65-3.64 (m, 1H),2.69-2.68 (m, 2H), 2.01-1.96 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₂₀H₂₀BN₃O₄S 409.13, m/z found 410.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 98.98% (220 nm),97.94% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-(piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

Preparation of(1-benzyl-4-piperidyl)-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol

To a mixture of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (5.00g, 11.6 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (50 mL), i-PrMgCl (2 M, 7.50 mL, 1.3 eq) wasadded dropwise at 0° C. for 40 min. Then,1-benzylpiperidine-4-carbaldehyde (5.90 g, 29.0 mmol, 2.5 eq) was addedto above mixture dropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was poured into sat. aq.NH₄Cl (50 mL) at 0° C. and extracted with ethyl acetate (50 mL×3). Thecombined organic phases were washed with brine (50 mL), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue,which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 80 gSepaFlash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 0-70% Ethyl acetate/Petroleumethergradient @ 150 mL/min) to give(1-benzyl-4-piperidyl)-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol(5.00 g, 9.85 mmol, 84.8% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.26-7.20 (m, 6H), 6.51 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 4.81 (d,J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.95 (s, 3H), 3.48-3.38 (m, 2H), 2.97-2.93 (m, 1H),2.77-2.74 (m, 1H), 2.07-1.92 (m, 1H), 1.84-1.74 (m, 6H), 1.25-1.22 (m,1H), 1.21-1.16 (m, 1H), 1.06 (s, 18H).

Preparation of(1-benzyl-4-piperidyl)-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone

To a mixture of(1-benzyl-4-piperidyl)-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol (4.00 g, 7.88 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (80 mL),(1,1-diacetoxy-3-oxo-1,2-benziodoxol-1-yl) acetate (4.01 g, 9.45 mmol,1.20 eq) was added portionwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture wasstirred at 0° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was poured into sat. aq.NaHCO₃ (100 mL) and extracted with DCM (100 mL×3). The combined organicphases were washed with brine (150 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which was purifiedby flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 80 g SepaFlash® Silica FlashColumn, Eluent of 0˜70% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 150mL/min) to give(1-benzyl-4-piperidyl)-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone(2.00 g, 3.95 mmol, 50.2% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.27-7.17 (m, 6H), 6.49 (d, J=3.2, 1H), 3.88 (s,3H), 3.44 (s, 2H), 3.12-3.06 (m, 1H), 2.84-2.81 (m, 2H), 2.03-1.97 (m,2H), 1.85-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.78-1.69 (m, 5H), 1.02 (d, J=7.6, 18H).

Preparation of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(4-piperidyl)methanone

To a solution of(1-benzyl-4-piperidyl)-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone (1.50 g, 2.97 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (15 mL), TEA(2.40 g, 23.7 mmol, 3.30 mL, 8 eq) and 1-chloroethyl carbonochloridate(1.70 g, 11.9 mmol, 4 eq) were added at 0° C., and the reaction wasstirred at 25° C. for 2 h. After removing the DCM, the mixture wasdissolved in MeOH (15 mL) and the resulting mixture was stirred at 70°C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was filtered, and the filtrate wasconcentrated under reduced pressure to give(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(4-piperidyl)methanone(1.20 g, 2.89 mmol, 97.4% yield) as a yellow oil, which was useddirectly in the next step without purification.

Preparation of Tert-Butyl4-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-(4-piperidyl)methanone (700 mg, 1.68 mmol, 1 eq) in MeOH (10 mL), tert-butoxycarbonyltert-butyl carbonate (552 mg, 2.53 mmol, 581 uL, 1.5 eq) and TEA (341mg, 3.37 mmol, 469 uL, 2 eq) were added dropwise in sequence at 25° C.,and the resulting mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 1 h. The reactionmixture was poured into ice-water (w/w=1/1) (10 mL), and the aqueousphase was extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3). The combined organicphases were washed with brine (10 mL×3), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which was purifiedby flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 12 g SepaFlash® Silica FlashColumn, Eluent of 0-10% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 50mL/min) to givetert-butyl-4-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate(0.5 g, 970 μmol, 57.6% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz)δ 8.12 (s, 1H), 7.37 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 3.98 (s,3H), 3.40-3.34 (m, 1H), 2.90-2.60 (m, 2H), 1.92-1.89 (m, 2H), 1.84-1.78(m, 5H), 1.69-1.65 (m, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.11 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 18H)

Preparation of Tert-Butyl4-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate

To a mixture of LDA (2 M, 3.80 mL, 3 eq) in THF (10 mL),N′-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N,N,N′-trimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (874 mg,5.04 mmol, 1.10 mL, 2 eq) and4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(2.03 g, 7.56 mmol, 3 eq) were added dropwise in sequence at 0° C. undera N₂ atmosphere. The resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 20 min.Then,tert-butyl4-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-4-carbonyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate(1.30 g, 2.52 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (15 mL) was added into the abovemixture at 0° C., and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h.The reaction mixture was poured into sat. aq. NH₄Cl (25 mL) andextracted with ethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic phases werewashed with brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which was purified by flashsilica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 20 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column,Eluent of 0˜10% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 50 mL/min) togivetert-butyl-4-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(1.60 g, 2.50 mmol, 99.2% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.30 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H),5.70 (s, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.31-3.29 (m, 1H), 2.74-2.51 (m, 3H),1.92-1.80 (m, 4H), 1.65-1.54 (m, 2H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 1.39-1.26 (m, 2H),1.24 (s, 12H), 1.13 (s, 18H).

Preparation of9-(piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of tert-butyl4-[(Z)-1-(5-methoxy-1-triisopropylsilyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl]piperidine-1-carboxylate(1.2 g, 1.88 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (15 mL), BBr₃ (2.11 g, 8.44 mmol, 813uL, 4.5 eq) was added dropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 1 h. Then, ice-water (w/w=1/1) (20 mL) was added,and the resulting mixture was concentrated in vacuo to yield the aqueouslayer, which was directly freeze-dried to give a residue (2 g). Theresidue was triturated with THF (10 mL) to give the crude product (1.5g) as HBr salt (off-white solid). ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.84 (s,1H), 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.58 (s, 1H), 6.69 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H),6.19 (s, 1H), 3.30-3.26 (m, 1H), 3.10-3.07 (m, 2H), 2.78-2.72 (m, 2H),1.89-1.86 (m, 2H), 1.51-1.42 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₄H₁₇BClN₃O₂ 269.13. m/z found 270.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 98.12% (220 nm),95.24% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-(1-(ethylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of9-(piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(325 mg, 929 μmol, 1 eq HBr) and TEA (282 mg, 2.79 mmol, 3 eq) in THF (3mL), ethanesulfonyl chloride (239 mg, 1.86 mmol, 2 eq) was addeddropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1h. The reaction mixture was quenched by adding water (0.5 mL), and theformed precipitate was collected by filtration and triturated withEtOH/H₂O (1 mL/0.5 mL) at 20° C. for 30 min to give9-(1-(ethylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (33.1 mg, 86.7 μmol, 9.33% yield,94.58% purity) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.89 (s,1H), 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.59 (t, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.78 (s, 1H),6.21 (s, 1H), 3.78-3.74 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.39 (m, 1H), 3.21-3.18 (m, 2H),3.13 (q, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 2.04 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 2H), 1.63-1.54 (m, 2H), 1.27(t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₆H₂₀BN₃O₄S 361.13. m/zfound 362.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 94.58% (220 nm), 96.67% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-(1-(propylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

This substance was prepared by following the same procedure employed forthe preparation of9-(1-(ethylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol as a white solid. Yield: 12.0%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400MHz) δ 11.88 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.58 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.78 (d,J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H), 3.77-3.73 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.44 (m, 1H),3.19-3.10 (m, 2H), 3.09-3.06 (m, 2H), 2.05 (d, J=12.4 Hz, 2H), 1.75 (q,J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.63-1.54 (m, 2H), 1.03 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): masscalcd. For C₁₇H₂₂BN₃O₄S 375.14. m/z found 376.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 98.53%(220 nm), 99.25% (254 nm).

Preparation of2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(4-(7-hydroxy-3,7-dihydro-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-9-yl)piperidin-1-yl)ethenone

This substance was prepared by following the same procedure employed forthe preparation of9-(1-(ethylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol as a white solid. Yield: 24.5%. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400MHz) δ 11.90 (s, 1H), 8.91 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.61 (t, J=3.2 Hz,1H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.19 (s, 1H), 4.50-4.46 (m, 1H), 4.04-4.00 (m, 1H),3.69-3.62 (m, 2H), 2.56-2.50 (m, 1H), 2.13-1.07 (m, 2H), 1.61-1.50 (m,2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₆H₁₆BF₃N₃O₃ 365.12. m/z found 366.1[M+H]⁺. HPLC: 96.35% (220 nm), 97.61% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-(piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of9-(piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(3.63 g, 10.4 mmol, 1 eq) and TEA (3.16 g, 31.2 mmol, 4.3 mL, 3 eq) inTHF (30 mL), tert-butoxycarbonyl tert-butyl carbonate (4.54 g, 20.8mmol, 2 eq) was added dropwise at 20° C., and the resulting mixture wasstirred at 20° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was then poured intoice-water (w/w=1/1) (20 mL), and the aqueous phase was extracted withethyl acetate (30 mL×3). The combined organic phases were washed withbrine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated invacuo to give a crude product (3.00 g) as an off-white solid. ¹H NMR(DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.89 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.59 (t, J=3.2 Hz,1H), 6.75 (s, 1H), 6.19 (s, 1H), 4.14-4.10 (m, 2H), 3.43 (t, J=11.2 Hz,1H), 3.05-2.95 (m, 2H), 1.97-1.93 (d, m, 2H), 1.50-1.42 (m, 11H). MS(ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₉H₂₂BN₃O₄ 369.19. m/z found 370.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC:98.12% (220 nm), 99.04% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-(1-(methylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of9-(piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(387 mg, 1.11 mmol, 1 eq, HBr) and TEA (338 mg, 3.34 mmol, 466 uL, 3 eq)in THF (3 mL), MsCl (166 mg, 1.45 mmol, 112 uL, 1.3 eq) was addeddropwise at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1h. The reaction mixture was then poured into ice-water (w/w=1/1) (5 mL),and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (5 mL×3). Thecombined organic phases were washed with brine (10 mL), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue,which was purified by prep-HPLC (column: Phenomenex Gemini-NX C18 75*30mm*3 um; mobile phase: [water (10 mM NH₄HCO₃)-ACN]; B %: 20%-50%, 8 min)to give9-(1-(methylsulfonyl)piperidin-4-yl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(23 mg, 66 μmol, 35.7% yield, 96.01% purity) as an off-white solid. ¹HNMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.90 (s, 1H), 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.60(s, 1H), 6.77 (s, 1H), 6.23 (s, 1H), 3.73 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 2H), 3.42-3.39(m, 1H), 3.08 (t, J=11.2 Hz, 2H), 2.95 (s, 3H), 2.09-2.05 (m, 2H),1.67-1.58 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₆H₁₈BN₃O₄S 347.11. m/zfound 348.2 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 96.01% (220 nm), 98.67% (254 nm).

Preparation of9-(trans-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol,9-(cis-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol,9-(4-bromocyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol, and9-(cis-4-bromocyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

Preparation of Trans-Ethyl 4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate

To a mixture of trans-ethyl 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate (39.0 g, 226mmol, 1 eq) in DIEA (566 mmol, 98.6 mL, 2.5 eq), BnBr (237 mmol, 28.2mL, 1.05 eq) was added in one portion at 20° C. under a N₂ atmosphere,and the resulting mixture was heated to 150° C. and stirred for 2 h. Thereaction mixture was then poured into 1N HCl (800 mL) and was stirredfor 5 min. The aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate (500mL×3). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (200 mL×2),dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to givea residue, which was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleumether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 to 5/1) to give trans-ethyl4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate (42.0 g, 160.1 mmol, 70.70% yield)as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 7.36-7.32 (m, 4H), 7.31-7.27(m, 1H), 4.57 (s, 1H), 4.13 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.38-3.31 (m, 1H),2.29-2.25 (m, 1H), 2.17-2.12 (m, 2H), 2.06-2.01 (m, 2H), 1.52-1.42 (m,2H), 1.39-1.32 (m, 2H), 1.25 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

Preparation of (trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)methanol

To a mixture of trans-ethyl 4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate (54.0 g,205 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (500 mL), LiAlH₄ (17.6 g, 462 mmol, 2.25 eq) wasadded in portions at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and the resultingmixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 min. The mixture was then heated to60° C. and stirred for 4 h. The reaction was quenched by addingNa₂SO₄.10H₂O (100 g), and the resulting gray suspension was filteredthrough a pad of celite and the filter cake was washed with ethylacetate (500 mL×2). The filtrate was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give the crude product, which wastriturated with petroleum ether/Ethyl acetate=10/1 (100 mL) at 20° C.for 30 min to give (trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)methanol (40.0 g, 181mmol, 88.21% yield) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ7.36-7.33 (m, 4H), 7.30-7.27 (m, 1H), 4.58 (s, 2H), 3.44 (d, J=6.4 Hz,2H), 3.35-3.28 (m, 1H), 2.17-2.13 (m, 2H), 1.88-1.83 (m, 2H), 1.52-1.43(m, 1H), 1.38-1.27 (m, 2H), 1.00-0.93 (m, 2H).

Preparation of trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexanecarbaldehyde

To a mixture of (trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)methanol (10.0 g, 45.4mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (200 mL), PCC (19.6 g, 90.8 mmol, 2 eq) was added inportions at 25° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and the resulting mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 2 h. Then, the reaction mixture was poured ontothe silica gel column, eluted with (8-15% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ether)to give trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexanecarbaldehyde (19.0 g, 87.04 mmol,63.92% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃,400 MHz) δ 9.56 (s, 1H),7.28-7.20 (m, 4H), 7.20-7.18 (m, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 3.29-3.24 (m, 1H),2.07-2.02 (m, 1H), 1.99-1.97 (m, 2H), 1.97-1.95 (m, 2H), 1.35-1.25 (m,4H).

Preparation of(trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol

To a solution of(4-iodo-5-methoxy-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl)-triisopropyl-silane (2.00g, 4.65 mmol, 1 eq) in THF (25 mL), i-PrMgCl (2 M, 3.0 mL, 1.3 eq) wasadded dropwise at 0° C. After addition, the mixture was stirred at thistemperature for additional 30 min. Then,trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexanecarbaldehyde (1.52 g, 6.97 mmol, 1.5 eq)was added into the above mixture at 0° C. dropwise, and the resultingmixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. The reaction was quenched byadding sat. aq NH₄Cl (20 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×3).The combined organic phases were washed with brine (10 mL×2), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give a residue,which was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, Petroleum ether/Ethylacetate=10/1 to 5/1) to give (trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol(2.50 g, crude) as a yellow oil.

Preparation of(trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone

To a mixture of(4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanol(2.00 g, 3.83 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (30 mL), DMP (1.95 g, 4.59 mmol, 1.2eq) was added in portions at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and theresulting mixture was stirred at 20° C. for 2 h. Then, the reactionmixture was poured into ice-water (w/w=1/1) (50 mL), and the pH of theaqueous phase was adjusted to 6-7 with sat. aq. NaHCO₃. The aqueousphase was extracted with DCM (30 mL×3), and the combined organic phaseswere washed with brine (30 mL×2), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filteredand concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which was purified by flashsilica gel chromatography (ISCO®; 20 g SepaFlash® Silica Flash Column,Eluent of 8-15% Ethyl acetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 75 mL/min) togive(trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone(1.8 g, 3.46 mmol, 90.35% yield) as a yellow oil. ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400MHz) δ 8.12-8.10 (m, 1H), 7.37-7.32 (m, 5H), 7.28-7.27 (m, 1H),6.61-6.60 (m, 1H), 4.59-4.51 (m, 2H), 3.98-3.96 (m, 3H), 3.44-3.37 (m,1H), 3.28-3.18 (m, 1H), 2.19-2.05 (m, 2H), 1.87-1.84 (m, 2H), 1.83-1.79(m, 3H), 1.55-1.27 (m, 4H), 1.12-1.10 (m, 18H).

Preparation of4-((E)-1-(trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl)-5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl]-triisopropyl-silane

To a solution of LDA (2 M, 4.30 mL, 3 eq) in THF (15 mL),N′-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N,N,N′-trimethyl-ethane-1,2-diamine (5.76mmol, 1.20 mL, 2 eq) and a solution of4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-[(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)methyl]-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (2.32 g, 8.64 mmol, 3 eq) in THF (10 mL)were added in sequence at 0° C., and the resulting mixture was stirredat 0° C. for 30 min. Then, to the above mixture a solution of(trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)(5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)methanone(1.50 g, 2.88 mmol, 1 eq) THF (10 mL) was added dropwise in at 0° C.,and the resulting mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h. The reaction wasquenched by adding sat. NH₄Cl (50 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate(15 mL×3). The combined organic phases were washed with brine (20 mL),dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to givea residue, which was purified by flash silica gel chromatography (ISCO®;20 g Sepa Flash® Silica Flash Column, Eluent of 5-15% Ethylacetate/Petroleum ethergradient @ 70 mL/min) to give4-((E)-1-(trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl)-5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine[2,3-b]pyridin-1-yl]-triisopropyl-silane(2.30 g, crude) as a yellow oil.

Preparation of9-(trans-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol,9-(cis-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol,9-(4-bromocyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol, and9-(cis-4-bromocyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol

To a mixture of4-((E)-1-(trans-4-(benzyloxy)cyclohexyl)-2-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)vinyl)-5-methoxy-1-(triisopropylsilyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine(1.1 g, 1.71 mmol, 1 eq) in DCM (20 mL), BBr₃ (8.53 mmol, 0.80 mL, 5 eq)was added dropwise at 0° C. under a N₂ atmosphere, and the resultingmixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 h. The reaction was quenched byadding MeOH (30 mL) at 0° C. Then, the reaction mixture was filtered,and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give a residue, which waspurified by prep-HPLC (column: Phenomenex luna C18 250*50 mm*10 um;mobile phase: [water (0.1% TFA)-ACN]; B %: 20%-60%, 35 min) to give9-(trans-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (27.4 mg, 91.40 μmol, 5.36% yield,94.77% purity) as an off-white solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.85(s, 1H), 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.59 (t, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.66 (s,1H), 6.19 (s, 1H), 4.67 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 3.54-3.49 (m, 1H), 3.18-3.12(m, 1H), 2.02-1.95 (m, 4H), 1.47-1.40 (m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. ForC₁₅H₁₇BN₂O₃ 284.13. m/z found 285.1 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 94.77% (220 nm),95.95% (254 nm);9-(cis-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol (13.3 mg, 43.85 μmol, 2.57% yield, 93.67% purity) as ayellow solid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.83 (s, 1H), 8.83 (s, 1H),8.25 (s, 1H), 7.57 (t, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 6.69 (s, 1H), 6.22 (s, 1H), 4.43(d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 4.00-3.99 (m, 1H), 3.24-3.20 (m, 1H), 1.83-1.70 (m,8H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₅H₁₇BN₂O₃ 284.13, m/z found 285.1[M+H]⁺. HPLC: 93.67% (220 nm), 86.05% (254 nm);9-(4-bromocyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-7(3H)-ol(165 mg, 467.45 μmol, 27.40% yield, 98.31% purity) as an off-whitesolid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.84 (s, 1H), 8.86 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s,1H), 7.58 (t, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.72 (s, 1H), 6.26 (s, 1H), 5.01-4.99 (m,1H), 3.86-3.85 (m, 1H), 2.26-2.22 (m, 2H), 2.16-2.11 (m, 2H), 1.89-1.87(m, 4H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₅H₁₆BBrN₂O₂ 346.05. m/z found 347.0[M+H]⁺. HPLC: 98.31% (220 nm), 99.61% (254 nm);9-(cis-4-bromocyclohexyl)-[1,2]oxaborinino[5,6-d]pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-7(3H)-ol(100 mg, 270.85 μmol, 15.88% yield, 93.99% purity) as an off-whitesolid. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz) δ 11.86 (s, 1H), 8.87 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s,1H), 7.59 (s, 1H), 6.73 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 6.17 (s, 1H), 4.40-4.33 (m,1H), 3.34-3.33 (m, 1H), 2.42-2.38 (m, 2H), 2.15-2.07 (m, 2H), 2.01-1.97(m, 2H), 1.61-1.54 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): mass calcd. For C₁₅H₁₆BBrN₂O₂346.05. m/z found 347.0 [M+H]⁺. HPLC: 93.99% (220 nm), 94.36% (254 nm).

Preparation of3-Ethyl-1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido-[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin Example 8 above. The analytical data of this compound are shown asfollowing. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆+D₂O, 400 MHz): δ 9.00 (S, 1H), 7.63-7.61 (m,1H), 6.81 &6.76 (two d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 3.90-3.85 (m, 2H), 3.60 & 3.51(two s, 1H), 2.38-2.33 (m, 2H), 2.19-2.16 (m, 2H), 2.00-1.93 (m, 3H),1.80-1.70 (m, 2H), 1.68-1.50 (m, 2H), 1.35-1.15 (m, 2H), 1.13-1.07 (m,3H). HPLC purity: 92.08% (220 nm) and 98.11% (254 nm). MS (ESL):m/z=365.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of4-Hydroxy-1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-4,7-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3′,2′:5,6]-pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinine-3-carbaldehyde

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin Example 8 above. The analytical data of this compound are shown asfollowing. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆, 400 MHz): δ 12.33 (s, 1H), 9.37 (s, 1H),9.08 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 6.82 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 4.24 (s, 1H), 3.63(s, 1H), 3.05-2.90 (m, 3H), 2.28-2.22 (m, 2H), 1.98-1.93 (m, 2H),1.80-1.75 (m, 2H), 1.61 (s, 2H), 1.37-1.34 (m, 2H). HPLC purity: 89.43%(220 nm) and 94.69% (254 nm). MS (ESL): m/z=365.2 [M+H]⁺.

Preparation of3-Cyclopropyl-1-((1R,2s,3S,5s,7s)-5-hydroxyadamantan-2-yl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo-[3′,2′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]diazaborinin-4-ol

The title compound was prepared by following the experimental proceduresin Example 8 above. The analytical data of this compound are shown asfollowing. ¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆+D₂O, 400 MHz): δ 9.01 (s, 1H), 7.63-7.60 (m,1H), 6.79 & 6.74 (two d, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 3.68-3.67 (m, 1H), 3.59 & 3.50(two s, 1H), 2.33-2.26 (m, 2H), 2.10-1.85 (m, 4H), 1.78-1.62 (m, 2H),1.62-1.45 (m, 3H), 1.39-1.24 (m, 2H), 1.00-0.92 (m, 2H), 0.83-0.81 (m,2H). HPLC purity: 91.02% (220 nm) and 96.35% (254 nm). MS (ESL):m/z=377.2 [M+H]⁺.

Synthetic Examples

Following the general and specific synthetic teaching of the presentdisclosure, the following examples may be made, some of which have beensynthesized and characterized as set forth herein:

Biological Examples

The compounds of the present disclosure were tested in multiple assays.The results are compiled in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

Biochemical Kinase Assay Protocol (JAK, TYK2)

Reagent: Base Reaction buffer; 20 mM Hepes (pH 7.5), 10 mM MgCl2, 1 mMEGTA, 0.02% Brij™ 35, 0.02 mg/ml BSA, 0.1 mM Na₃VO4, 2 mM DTT, 1% DMSO,where required cofactors are added individually to each kinase reaction.

Reaction Procedure:

-   -   1. Prepare indicated substrate in freshly prepared Base Reaction        Buffer    -   2. Deliver any required cofactors to the substrate solution        above    -   3. Deliver indicated kinase into the substrate solution and        gently mix    -   4. Deliver compounds in DMSO into the kinase reaction mixture by        Acoustic technology (Echo550; nanoliter range), incubate for 20        minutes at room temperature    -   5. Deliver 33P-ATP into the reaction mixture to initiate the        reaction.    -   6. Incubate kinase reaction for 2 hours at room temperature    -   7. Reactions are spotted onto P81 ion exchange paper    -   8. Detect kinase activity by filter-binding method.

Prophetic Cytokine Inhibition Assay Protocol for IL-4 and IL-13

The test compounds are solubilized in DMSO, then diluted to makeappropriate stocks for use in the assay, and diluted in culture mediumto 20× assay concentrations. PBMC's are plated and allowed to settle for1 hour at 37° C., 5% CO2. Test compounds and controls are added to thesettled PBMC's and incubated for 1 hour at 37° C., 5% CO2. The PBMC'sare then be treated with PHA (10 μg/mL) and incubated for 24 hours at37° C., 5% CO2. DMSO is used as a positive control and dexamethasone(100 nM) was used as a reference inhibitor control. After the mainincubation, cell culture supernatants are harvested and assayed for thecytokines listed above, using standard Luminex protocols. Levels ofcytokine induction are interpolated from standard curves using5-parameter non-linear regression analyses, wherey=(A+((B−A)/(1+(((B−E)/(E−A))*((x/C){circumflex over ( )}D))))). Theinterpolated data is normalized to DMSO controls and analyzed todetermine IC50 values using 4-parameter non-linear regression analyses,where y=(A+((B−A)/(1+((C/x){circumflex over ( )}D))))

Cytokine Function Assay Protocols for IL-4/pSTAT6 and GM-CSF/pSTAT5:

GM-CSF/pSTAT5:

Whole blood from a healthy donor was lysed to remove red blood cells.Cells were plated onto a 96w plate. Compound was added and incubated for1 hour (at 370 C). After 1 hour, cells were stimulated with GM-CSF for15 minutes. Cells were fixed and stained with anti pSTAT5 antibody.After staining, cells were read on Beckman-Coulter CytoFLEX.

IL-4/pSTAT6:

PBMC from a healthy donor was plated onto a 96w plate. Compound wasadded and incubated for 1 hour (at 370 C). After 1 hour, cells werestimulated with IL-4 for 15 minutes. Cells were fixed and stained withanti-pSTAT6 antibody. After staining, cells were read on Beckman-CoulterCytoFLEX.

The results are provided in FIGS. 1 and 2. As demonstrated, thecompounds of the present disclosure are potent JAK inhibitors. As such,the compounds may be used for the treatment or control of inflammation,auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other disorders and indications wheremodulation of JAK would be desirable.

Activity of Diazaborine Derivatives (Compounds of Formula (I))

Compounds of the present Formula (I) were tested in the BiochemicalKinase Assay Protocol. The results are provided in FIG. 1. Oneembodiment of compounds of Formula (I) the present disclosure withpreferred activity include:

Activity of Oxoborininol Derivatives (Compounds of Formula (II))

Compounds of the present Formula (I) were tested in the BiochemicalKinase Assay Protocol. The results are provided in FIG. 2. Oneembodiment of compounds of Formula (II) the present disclosure withpreferred activity include:

All publications, patents, and patent applications cited in thisspecification are incorporated herein by reference for the teaching towhich such citation is used.

Test compounds for the experiments described herein were employed infree or salt form.

The specific responses observed may vary according to and depending onthe particular active compound selected or whether there are presentcarriers, as well as the type of formulation and mode of administrationemployed, and such expected variations or differences in the results arecontemplated in accordance with practice of the present invention.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention are hereinillustrated and described in detail, the invention is not limitedthereto. The above detailed descriptions are provided as exemplary ofthe present invention and should not be construed as constituting anylimitation of the invention. Modifications will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art, and all modifications that do not depart from thespirit of the invention are intended to be included with the scope ofthe appended claims.

That which is claimed is:
 1. A compound of formula (II):

wherein: Z is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine,and CH₃; Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen,C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, C₂₋₆ alkynyl, C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl, and (CH₂)₃OH,or Y and the oxygen atom depicted as OH together form a 6 to 8 memberedring; each R¹ independently is selected from the group consisting ofunsubstituted or substituted: (i) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, (ii) C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl,(iii) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, (iv) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, wherein one or more carbon atom,including the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replacedwith a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N, S,or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized, (v) C₂₋₁₅alkenyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including the carbon atomattached to the depicted ring, is replaced with a heteroatom selectedfrom O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N, S, or Si may be oxidized, andwherein the N may be quarternized, (vi) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, wherein one ormore carbon atom, including the carbon atom attached to the depictedring, is replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, andwherein each N, S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may bequarternized, (vii) C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, (viii) heterocyclyl, (ix) aryl,and (x) heteroaryl, or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof,or a veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 2.(canceled)
 3. (canceled)
 4. The compound of claim 1, wherein Y ishydrogen.
 5. (canceled)
 6. (canceled)
 7. (canceled)
 8. The compound ofclaim 1, wherein Z is hydrogen.
 9. The compound of claim 1, wherein Y ishydrogen and Z is hydrogen.
 10. (canceled)
 11. The compound of claim 1,wherein R¹ is (a) unsubstituted or substituted C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, or (b)unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclyl.
 12. The compound of claim 11,wherein R¹ individually is unsubstituted or substituted cyclopropyl,cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl, adamantyl, orheterocyclyl.
 13. (canceled)
 14. (canceled)
 15. The compound of claim 11wherein each R¹ is a substituted 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, whereinat least one heteroatom is a N.
 16. The compound of claim 11, wherein R¹is pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, or tetrahydropyranyl.
 17. (canceled) 18.The compound of claim 1, wherein each R¹ individually is substitutedwith one or more substituent selected from the group consisting ofhalogen, haloalkyl, R′, OR′, OH, SH, SR′, NO₂, CN, C(O)R′, C(O)(alkylsubstituted with one or more of halogen, haloalkyl, NH₂, OH, SH, CN, andNO₂), C(O)OR′, OC(O)R′, CON(R′)₂, OC(O)N(R′)₂, NH₂, NHR′, N(R′)₂,NHCOR′, NHCOH, NHCONH₂, NHCONHR′, NHCON(R′)₂, NR′CON(R′)₂, NR′COR′,NR′COH, NHCO₂H, NHCO₂R′, NR′CO₂R′, NHC(S)NH₂, NHC(S)NHR′, NHC(S)N(R′)₂,NR′C(S)N(R′)₂, CO₂R′, CO₂H, CHO, CONH₂, CONHR′, CON(R′)₂, S(O)₂H,S(O)₂R′, SO₂NH₂, S(O)H, S(O)R′, SO₂NHR′, SO₂N(R′)₂, NHS(O)₂H, NR'S(O)₂H,NHS(O)₂R′, NR'S(O)₂R′, N(R′)SO₂N(R′)₂, and ═O, wherein each of thepreceding may be linked to R¹ through an alkylene linker, (CH₂)_(x),where x is 1, 2, or 3, and wherein each R′ is the same or different andis hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl,haloalkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, cycloalkyl,cycloalkyl substituted by one or more halogens, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl,aryl substituted with one or more halogen, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl,heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl.
 19. The compound ofclaim 18, wherein each R¹ is substituted a) with one substitutent; or b)substituted with two substituents, each of which may be substituted fromthe same or different atoms, as valency allows.
 20. (canceled)
 21. Thecompound of claim 18, wherein the alkylene linker, (CH₂)_(x), where x is1, 2, or 3, may itself be further substituted with one or more of alkyl,cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, orheterocyclylalkyl.
 22. The compound of claim 1, wherein R¹ issubstituted with NHSO₂H, NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ alkyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ partiallyor fully fluorinated alkyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ alkenyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆partially or fully fluorinated alkenyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ alkynyl),NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ partially or fully fluorinated alkynyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆cycloalkyl), NHS(O)₂(C₁-C₆ partially or fully fluorinated cycloalkyl),NHSO₂(aryl), NHSO₂(heterocyclyl), NHSO₂(heteroaryl), OH,CH₂S(O)₂NH(C₁-C₆ alkyl), CH₂S(O)₂NH(C₁-C₆ partially or fully fluorinatedalkyl), CH₂S(O)₂N(C₁-C₆ alkyl)₂, CH₂S(O)₂N(C₁-C₆ partially fluorinatedalkyl)₂, N(C₁-C₆ alkyl)₂, or N(C₁-C₆ partially fluorinated alkyl)₂. 23.The compound of claim 1, wherein R¹ is substituted with NHSO₂R′, whereinR′ is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl,heterocyclyl, or heteroaryl.
 24. The compound of claim 23, wherein R′ isC₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈ alkenyl, or C₂₋₈ alkynyl.
 25. (canceled)
 26. Thecompound of claim 1, wherein R¹ is R^(1a)-L-R^(1b), wherein R^(1a) isindependently any R¹ group as defined, L is a polar linking group, andR^(1b) is independently any R¹ group as defined.
 27. The compound ofclaim 26, wherein (i) R^(1a) is C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, L is —(CH₂)_(p)-L¹-,wherein p is 0, 1, or 2, L¹ is selected from the group consisting of—O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)N(R′)—, —OC(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)—,—N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)—, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —SO₂—,—S(O)—, —SO₂N(R′)—, —N(R′)SO₂—, and —N(R′)SO₂(NR′)—; and R^(1b) isselected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted C₁₋₈alkyl, C₂₋₈ alkenyl, C₂₋₈ alkynyl, C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl,arylalkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl; or (ii) R^(1a) isheterocyclyl; L is —(CH₂)_(p)-L¹-, wherein p is 0, 1, or 2, Li isselected from the group consisting of —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—,—C(O)N(R′)—, —OC(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, —N(R′)C(S)N(R′)—,—N(R′)C(O)—, —N(R′)C(O)O—, —SO₂—, —S(O)—, —SO₂N(R′)—, —N(R′)SO₂—, and—N(R′)SO₂(NR′)—; and R^(1b) is selected from the group consisting ofunsubstituted or substituted C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈ alkenyl, C₂₋₈ alkynyl,C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, orheteroarylalkyl, wherein each R′ individually is the same or differentand is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkenyl,haloalkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, hydroxyalkynyl, cycloalkyl,cycloalkyl substituted by one or more halogens, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl,aryl substituted with one or more halogen, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl,heterocyclylalkyl, heteroaryl, or heteroarylalkyl.
 28. The compound ofclaim 27, wherein L¹ is selected from the group consisting of —O—,—C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —C(O)N(R′)—, —NR′C(O)—, —NR′C(O)O—, —SO₂—, —SO₂N(R′)—,—N(R′)C(O)N(R′)—, and —N(R′)SO₂—.
 29. (canceled)
 30. (canceled) 31.(canceled)
 32. The compound of claim 27, wherein R^(1a) is selected fromthe group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted cyclobutyl,cyclohexyl, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl, pyrrolidinyl, and piperidinyl.
 33. Thecompound of claim 27, wherein R^(1b) is (a) unsubstituted or (b)substituted.
 34. (canceled)
 35. The compound of claim 33, wherein R^(1b)is substituted with at least one of fluorine, OCH₃, or CN.
 36. Thecompound of claim 27, wherein Z and Y are both hydrogen.
 37. (canceled)38. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

wherein each X independently is selected from the group consisting of Oand NR^(a); each R^(a) independently is selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl,C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, and aryl; and R¹ is selected from the group consistingof unsubstituted or substituted: (i) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, (ii) C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl,(iii) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, (iv) C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, wherein one or more carbon atom,including the carbon atom attached to the depicted ring, is replacedwith a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N, S,or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may be quarternized, (v) C₂₋₁₅alkenyl, wherein one or more carbon atom, including the carbon atomattached to the depicted ring, is replaced with a heteroatom selectedfrom O, N, S, or Si, and wherein each N, S, or Si may be oxidized, andwherein the N may be quarternized, (vi) C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl, wherein one ormore carbon atom, including the carbon atom attached to the depictedring, is replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, N, S, or Si, andwherein each N, S, or Si may be oxidized, and wherein the N may bequarternized, (vii) C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, (viii) heterocyclyl, (ix) aryl,and (x) heteroaryl, or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof,or a veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 39.(canceled)
 40. The compound of claim 38, wherein X is oxygen.
 41. Thecompound of claim 1, wherein R¹ is selected from the group consistingof:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 42. A compound of claim 1,selected from the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 43-47. (canceled)
 48. Acompound of formula (III), (IV), or (V):

wherein each Y independently is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, and C₂₋₆ alkynyl; each Zindependently is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, and C₂₋₆ alkynyl; and each L independently isselected from the group consisting of —NR′SO₂—, —CH₂SO₂NR′—, —NR′C(O)—,and —NR′C(O)NR′—, where each R′ and R^(1b) independently is selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂-C₆alkenyl, C₂-C₆ alkynyl, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, aryl, aryl-C₁-C₆ alkyl,aryl-C₂-C₆ alkenyl, aryl-C₁-C₆ alkynyl, heteroaryl, C₁-C₆alkyl-heteroaryl, C₂-C₆ alkenyl-heteroaryl, C₂-C₆ alkynyl-heteroaryl,heteroaryl-C₁-C₆ alkyl, heteroaryl-C₂-C₆ alkenyl, heteroaryl-C₁-C₆alkynyl, heterocyclyl-C₁-C₆ alkyl, heterocyclyl-C₂-C₆ alkenyl, andheterocyclyl-C₁-C₆ alkynyl, or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomerthereof, or a veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.49. The compound of claim 48, selected from formula (III′), (IV′), or(V′):


50. The compound of claim 1, selected from the group consisting of:

wherein each R′ independently is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₅ alkyl, substituted orunsubstituted C₂₋₁₅ alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C₂₋₁₅ alkynyl,substituted or unsubstituted C₃₋₁₅ cycloalkyl, substituted orunsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclyl, andsubstituted or unsubstituted aryl, or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, ortautomer thereof, or a veterinary or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.
 51. The compound of claim 36, wherein R′ is H. 52-71.(canceled)
 72. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

or a stereoisomer, enantiomer, or tautomer thereof, or a veterinary orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.